On the Beach
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Word Count
80,000 words, Guess
Page Count
320 pages
Physical Format
Paperback
Identifiers
- Internet Archiveisbn_9780307473998
- Internet Archiveonthebeach00shut
- ISBN-100307473996
- ISBN-139780307473998
- Library of Congress Control Number2011501332
and 3 more
- OCLC Control Number326539260
- Better World Books9780307473998
- Open LibraryOL24090630M
Classifications
- LCCPR6027.O54 O5 2010
Description
A novel about the survivors of an atomic war, who face an inevitable end as radiation poisoning moves toward Australia from the North.
First Sentence
LIEUTENANT COMMANDER PETER HOLMES of the Royal Australian Navy woke soon after dawn.
Excerpt
LIEUTENANT COMMANDER PETER HOLMES of the Royal Australian Navy woke soon after dawn.
Description
Following a nuclear war in the Northern Hemisphere, the inhabitants of a small Australian community wait for the inevitable aftereffects of the bombs to reach them.
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Series Statement
- Vintage International
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