The Shades Will Not Vanish Explained

The Shades Will Not Vanish is a 1952 Australian novel by Helen Fowler. It was her first novel.^[1]

The book was published in the USA under the title of The Intruder.^[2] ^[3] ^[4]

The Daily Telegraph called it "a powerful tale which, on the whole, is well told."^[5]

Radio adaptations

The novel was read out on the Australian radio in serial form in 1952.

The novel was also adapted as a one-hour play on Australian radio in 1955 starring Bruce Stewart.^[6]

Film rights were bought by Allied Artists in 1954.^[7] The book was adapted into a Hollywood film Strange Intruder (1956).^[8]

A former POW visits the family of a friend.

1952 'Strange novel by Australian', Catholic Weekly (Sydney, NSW : 1942 - 1954), 3 July, p. 4. (Magazine Section), viewed 05 Mar 2024, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article147086966
1953 'Our 1951 serial now best seller in U.S.', The Australian Women's Weekly (1933 - 1982), 28 January, p. 20., viewed 05 Mar 2024, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article41489895
1953 'MASS U.S. SALE FOR AUSTRALIAN'S NOVEL', The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), 15 January, p. 3., viewed 05 Mar 2024, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article18353741
1953 'Shy Authoress Has Made Literary History', Daily Mirror (Sydney, NSW : 1941 - 1955), 19 January, p. 14. (Cable Edition 2), viewed 05 Mar 2024, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article277259956
1952 'Shades of Mr. Kipling!', The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW : 1931 - 1954), 10 May, p. 14., viewed 05 Mar 2024, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article248721681
News: The Sun. 23 November 1954. 35. Engaging quiz.
Briefs from the Lots. Variety. 12 May 1954. 22.
Strange Intruder. Variety. 6. 5 September 1956.