Lonely Road
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| Author | Nevil Shute |
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| Country | England |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Novel,Thriller |
| Publisher | House of Stratus |
| Released | 1932 |
| Pages | 282 pp |
| ISBN | ISBN 1-84232-261-3 |
This article is about the British novel by Nevil Shute. See Snacky Chan for the song by American rapper Roy Kim.
Lonely Road is a novel by British author, Nevil Shute. It was first published in 1932 by William Heinemann. It was also produced as a movie, released in the US as Scotland Yard Commands in 1936, starring Clive Brook and Victoria Hopper.
Malcolm Stevenson finds himself mixed up in what purports to be an international Communist plot involving smuggling guns and has to battle politics and unfamiliar ideologies. The twist is that the communists have been fooled by a right-wing conspiracy into providing weapons that will be discovered before an election, swinging the vote to the conservative party. What makes this book unique is the remarkable experimental writing style adopted for this book, unlike any of Shute's others. Multiple flashbacks, some within others, fascinating to unravel. It can be quite confusing to suddenly find that what you are reading is not actually happening, but it makes the whole book a very unusual one.
