Ruined City
By Nevil Shute
1938
First Published
4.08
Average Rating
241
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A shipbuilding town in the North of England during the Great Depression has given up hope. When successful banker Henry Warren arrives, falls ill, is confined to hospital, he sees locals dying for no apparent reason and aims to help. But all is not well with the schemes of Henry Warren.
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Author
Nevil Shute
Author · 25 books
Nevil Shute Norway was a popular British novelist and a successful aeronautical engineer. He used Nevil Shute as his pen name, and his full name in his engineering career, in order to protect his engineering career from any potential negative publicity in connection with his novels. He lived in Australia for the ten years before his death.
