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Original Title:	Round the Bend
ISBN:	1842322893 (ISBN13: 9781842322895)
Edition Language:	English
Characters:	Tom Cutter, Connie Shaklin, Nadezna
Setting:	Bahrain

Round the Bend Paperback | Pages: 396 pages

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Title	:	Round the Bend
Author	:	Nevil Shute
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 396 pages
Published	:	July 1st 2002 by House of Stratus (first published 1951)
Categories	:	Fiction. Historical. Historical Fiction. Adventure. Religion

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Tom Cutter is in love with airplanes and has been from his boyhood. He can remain in England, an employee in another man's aviation business, or he can set out on his own.

With little more than personal grit and an antique aircraft, Cutter organizes an independent flying service on the Persian Gulf. He sees opportunities everywhere, also dangers.

"In Cutter's growth from provincial conservative to worldly entrepreneur, Shute brings us a fine portrayal of a man willing to accept pain and danger in his search for personal growth." (B-O-T Editorial Review Board)

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This book was completely different from what I expected, even several chapters in. It starts out as a quaint book that shows the really weird way Europeans thought of the world and "Asiatics" just after World War II - the author is so 1940's/50's British in the language that he uses. But, somehow it turns into a story about how an ordinary, but good, man can become divine. It's a plausible scenario for what happened to other "prophets" in antiquity, but in a relatively modern setting.

Absolutely fascinating... the best rationale of religion as a reason for diligence and pride in one's work, and above all, the tale of a messianic figure who really inspires but never gets swept away by the adulation he commands. But the narrator is no less a hero, for his diligence and openness, which is remarkable for the time he is in... A grand narrative of the changing postwar world and one of the best works of this master story-teller...

There's something about Nevil Shute's prose that is quite beguiling. It's not poetic or florid; more it's a quality of the way he scrutinises the emotions of his characters. His narration is cool, but much lies under the surface. The usual mood is reserve, endurance. But under that quiet exterior there is turbulence indeed.The narrator of Round The Bend is Alan Cutter, an aircraft engineer, pilot and entrepreneur who starts an air freight business in Bahrain. The story is the account of his

Using multiple rereads as criteria for favorite novelists, Nevil Shute is easily my most liked. Set in the years after WWII, written then, it provides useful perspective on the Middle East. ***5/3/17 - Here's a quote I like : "By John Anderson"Perhaps my favourite of all Shute's novels, "Round the Bend" contains many of his usual elements - aviation, enterprise, a mild love interest, and an unusual story very well told.Tom Cutter got into aviation the hard way before World War II, working his

Using multiple rereads as criteria for favorite novelists, Nevil Shute is easily my most liked. Set in the years after WWII, written then, it provides useful perspective on the Middle East. ***5/3/17 - Here's a quote I like : "By John Anderson"Perhaps my favourite of all Shute's novels, "Round the Bend" contains many of his usual elements - aviation, enterprise, a mild love interest, and an unusual story very well told.Tom Cutter got into aviation the hard way before World War II, working his

Round the Bend is another way to say insane or crazy. Tom Cutter narrates this story. Tom is a self-made man who starts up an airline charter business in Bahrain. His chief engineer is Connie Shak Lin, who is a good engineer, a good person AND very religious. Connie develops a following in Bahrain. Some people think he is divine; others just think he is 'round the bend'.This is the first book I have read by Shute. I thought it very powerful, well written and contained well-developed characters.

This is the fourth book of Nevil Shute that I have read. The three others being Pied Piper, A town like Alice and No Highway. Shute is a wonderful writer and story teller and his books are so intelligent and wise. As in many of his books, this one also revolves around airplanes and the aviation world. It is worth reading this book because it can give the reader an understanding of the world after the 2nd World War. The book was written in 1956 and it is incredible how things have changes in not