A Town Like Alice

can read this book over and over again

A town like alice is story of Malay-borne courageous British Woman who survives the Japanese attacks in World War II and lives a hard life for days wirh Muslim Malayasians and other bitish women and kids, then sail to Austaralia and settle down at a inhospitable town like ALICE with her MAN whom she met in Malay. With courage she turns the town Civilised like Alice Spring. She was in Business of...more

A town like alice is story of Malay-borne courageous British Woman who survives the Japanese attacks in World War II and lives a hard life for days wirh Muslim Malayasians and other bitish women and kids, then sail to Austaralia and settle down at a inhospitable town like ALICE with her MAN whom she met in Malay. With courage she turns the town Civilised like Alice Spring. She was in Business of Leather-wares   hide

First adult book I read as a child and loved it. Still read it every few years and still love it. His other books are great too.

A great combination of history and tragedy and love. Great perspective starting in the narrator's present and looking back.