Shute’s most considerable achievement
Daily Telegraph

Shute’s most considerable achievement
Daily Telegraph

The most evocative novel on the aftermath of a nuclear war
The Times

The most evocative novel on the aftermath of a nuclear war
The Times

Fictions such as On the Beach played an important role in raising awareness about the threat of nuclear war. We stared into the abyss and then stepped back from the brink
Guardian

Fictions such as On the Beach played an important role in raising awareness about the threat of nuclear war. We stared into the abyss and then stepped back from the brink
Guardian

Still incredibly moving after nearly half a century
Economist

Still incredibly moving after nearly half a century
Economist

Timely and ironic..an indelibly sad ending that leaves you tearful and disturbed
Los Angeles Times

Timely and ironic..an indelibly sad ending that leaves you tearful and disturbed
Los Angeles Times

On the Beach didn't offer a literal second chance at life. But, as a nuclear cloud drifted over to people in Australia, it did show how knowledge of the end can dislodge the truest of feelings from their hiding places and give them a second chance
Boston Globe

On the Beach didn't offer a literal second chance at life. But, as a nuclear cloud drifted over to people in Australia, it did show how knowledge of the end can dislodge the truest of feelings from their hiding places and give them a second chance
Boston Globe

Haunting
Washington Post

Haunting
Washington Post

Remarkable books...I share a fierce personal regard for Nevil Shute
Richard Bach,

Remarkable books...I share a fierce personal regard for Nevil Shute
Richard Bach,

A novel which, while aiming at popularity, respected its readership and was possessed of a decent level of craft
Philip Hensher, Spectator

A novel which, while aiming at popularity, respected its readership and was possessed of a decent level of craft
Philip Hensher, Spectator

this book by Nevil Shute, is one of the finest of the period. ... the drama comes from Shute's ability to capture how different people choose to come to the end of their lives, sometimes heroically, sometimes selfishly, but always gripping the reader's imagination and twisting the emotion. A taut, tightly written tale by an underrated, indeed largely forgotten writer.”
Mail on Sunday

this book by Nevil Shute, is one of the finest of the period. ... the drama comes from Shute's ability to capture how different people choose to come to the end of their lives, sometimes heroically, sometimes selfishly, but always gripping the reader's imagination and twisting the emotion. A taut, tightly written tale by an underrated, indeed largely forgotten writer.”
Mail on Sunday