Roof Over Heaven Explained
| Roof Over Heaven |
| Author: | F. J. Thwaites |
| Country: | Australia |
| Language: | English |
| Publisher: | H. John Edwards |
| Release Date: | 1953 |
Roof Over Heaven is the 22nd novel by F. J. Thwaites.[1] [2]
The Daily Telegraph said "Thwaites has packed plenty of drama and an almost unlimited amount of melodrama into his new novel."[3]
The book was a best seller in Australia.[4]
Premise
John Summerless, an Australian engineer, moves to Hong Kong and becomes a POW of the Japanese in World War Two. His wife runs off with a gangster. John's child dies. He winds up in Broome.
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Notes and References
- News: Let's Talk About Books. . . Bowral, NSW . 23 October 1953 . 2 November 2014 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
- News: Hong Kong To Broome. . . Perth . 5 December 1953 . 2 November 2014 . 30 . National Library of Australia.
- News: He claims five million . The Daily Telegraph . XIV . 49 . New South Wales, Australia . 25 October 1953 . 6 July 2024 . 47 . National Library of Australia.
- News: BEST SELLERS THIS WEEK . . 69 . 21,010 . Western Australia . 21 November 1953 . 6 July 2024 . 24 . National Library of Australia.
