The Rainbow and the Rose - Nevil Shute Audiobook

Written by Nevil Shute
Read by Robin Kermode
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 80 Kbps
Unabridged

• Length: 7 hrs and 46 mins
• Release date: 12-02-12
• Publisher: Audible Studios

When Johnny Pascoe attempts to rescue a sick girl from the Tasmanian outback, his plane crashes, leaving him dangerously injured. Ronnie Clarke, who was trained by Pascoe, endeavours to fly a doctor in to help but this proves more difficult than he imagined.

As he waits overnight at Pascoe’s house, preparing to try again the following day, Clarke revisits the past of this unusual man - and reveals the shocking and tragic secrets that have influenced his life.

Comments “…This novel, written in 1958, will carry Anglos born before 1950 into social values and moral values of a bygone age. It may seem dated or even unbelievable to younger readers, but the values and morals of this age did exist.

The story is engaging and well read. The tangled storyline I found a little confusing as I listened but not less interesting because of it. As I listened, I thought that Shute was probably not at his best in this book. However, at the end Shute pulls the tangled threads into a coherent plot and resolution.”

“This is the story of a life spent flying, from the flimsy bi-planes of WWI to the transoceanic routes of the 50’s, the story of a man who takes quiet pride in his skill and carries on his shoulders the heavy burden of some doomed love affairs without turning bitter. He is a solitary man, yet the friends he makes along the way will put everything away and come to help him in his hour of need. We find out about John Pascoe indirectly through the flashbacks / dreams of one of his former pupils.

The rainbow might be Hope and the rose the Love that makes a life worth living. The writing is understated, concise and convincing - highly emotional without falling into the melodrama some of the story parts would suggest.”

Poster is the cover of the hardbound edition.