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The characters in the novel await their eventual death, as a cloud of radiation moves south toward Melbourne. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.On the Beach (1957) a dystopian novel by British novelist Nevil Shute, follows a group of people living in Melbourne, Australia about a year after a catastrophic nuclear war that has devastated the Northern Hemisphere, killing everyone north of the Equator. As the deadly rain moves ever closer, the world as they know it winds toward an inevitable end. They are the last generation, the innocent victims of an accidental war, living out their last days, making do with what they have, hoping for a miracle. Both terrifying and intensely moving, 'On the Beach 'is a remarkably convincing portrait of how ordinary people might face the most unimaginable nightmare. 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. Among them is an American submarine captain struggling to resist the knowledge that his wife and children in the United States must be dead. 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. Nevil Shute' s most powerful novel-a bestseller for decades after its 1957 publication-is an unforgettable vision of a post-apocalyptic world. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

Then a faint Morse code signal is picked up, transmitting from the United States and the submarine must set sail through the bleak ocean to search for signs of life.On the Beach is Nevil Shute's most powerful novel. Both gripping and intensely moving, its impact is unforgettable. Despite his memories of his wife, he becomes close to a young woman struggling to accept the harsh realities of their situation.

An American submarine captain is among the survivors left sheltering in Australia, preparing with the locals for the inevitable. After the war is over, a radioactive cloud begins to sweep southwards on the winds, gradually poisoning everything in its path.