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In the Wet

by Nevil Shute · 1953

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Originally published in 1953, IN THE WET is Nevil Shute's speculative glance into the future of the British Empire. An elderly clergyman stationed in the Australian bush is called to the bedside of a dying derelict. In his delirium Stevie tells a story of England in 1983 through the medium of a squadron air pilot in the service of Queen Elizabeth II.

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Setting
AustraliaAustraliaMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 344 pages

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