Ruined city

by Nevil Shute

1974

Publication

Pan Books, c1938

Collection

Owned Fiction

Library's rating

Status

Available

Description

Through a series of mishaps, Henry Warren, a recently divorced City financier, ends up in hospital in a Northern town ruined by the closure of its shipyard. Moved by the fate of the town's inhabitants, Warren risks his fortune and reputation to save the shipyard and restore the town to its former prosperity. In seeking to change the fate of the town, he radically changes his own.

User reviews

LibraryThing member jjmcgaffey

Oh, that's good. Like A Town Like Alice, but more personal. I like Warren - including the way he's willing to take responsibility for his actions. Though his punishment was exactly what he needed - hope he can keep that going. She'll keep him straight. Only one real villain, or maybe two, in the

whole book - the major opponent is circumstances. And seeing a depressed town come back to life is great in itself. This is going to be one of the regular rereads.

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