On the Beach [Neville Shute]

[Nuclear] [Sad] [Good Adaptation]

On the Beach

Neville Shute

Signet, NY. 1960. Sixth printing. In quite fine condition; minor creasing to front cover, a tad bit of adhesive damage to the rear, yellowing throughout. 

From the publisher:

"After a nuclear World War III has destroyed most of the globe, the few remaining survivors in southern Australia await the radioactive cloud that is heading their way and bringing certain death to everyone in its path. Among them is an American submarine captain struggling to resist the knowledge that his wife and children in the United States must be dead. Then a faint Morse code signal is picked up, transmitting from somewhere near Seattle, and Captain Towers must lead his submarine crew on a bleak tour of the ruined world in a desperate search for signs of life. Both terrifying and intensely moving, On the Beach is a remarkably convincing portrait of how ordinary people might face the most unimaginable nightmare."

Shockingly effective nuclear horror story. If you haven't seen the film, check it out. A must have in these trying times.