The late 1940s story concerns two English women, Wrens, and two Australian brothers. It is narrated by one of the brothers, Alan Duncan. His brother Bill, a Royal Marine frogman, has been killed in action, and Alan is now returning to his wealthy parents' prosperous sheep station (ranch) in …

Sidelined by a wartime injury, fighter pilot Alan Duncan reluctantly returns to his parents’ remote sheep station in Australia to take the place of his brother Bill, who died a hero in the war. But his homecoming is marred by the suicide of his parents’ parlormaid, of whom they were very fond.

A naval motor cutter manned by two Wrens in jerseys and bell-bottomed trousers surged up the river from some errand and landed two RNVR officers at the pier. "It's not a bit like the Fleet Air Arm," said Janet thoughtfully.

The novel of Nevil Shute "Requiem for a Wren" is dedicated to a person, who survived a war, but couldn't come back. "Requiem..." is one of the most tragic Shute's novels.

2014年8月7日 · Large print ed. ; complete and unabridged.

2021年5月3日 · Requiem for a Wren by Shute, Nevil, 1899-1960. Publication date 1971 Topics Fiction in English, 1900- Texts Publisher London : Pan Books Collection

2017年2月16日 · Requiem for a Wren by Nevil Shute ~ 1955. This edition: The Reprint Society, 1956. Alternative American title: The Breaking Wave. Hardcover. 250 pages. My rating: 8/10. Nevil Shute has something personal to say in each and every one of his novels, and the essence of this one is that war, for some, can be very good indeed.

2023年11月29日 · His arrival home is marred by the apparent suicide of his parents' housekeeper, a young Englishwoman called Jessie Proctor. Alan realises that this troubled woman must have left her personal papers hidden somewhere in the event that her suicide attempt was not successful.

Requiem For A Wren is a novel by Nevil Shute. It was first published in 1955 by William Heinemann Ltd. It was published in the United States under the title The Breaking Wave. First edition, cover artist Val Biro. The late 1940s story concerns two English women, Wrens, and two Australian brothers. It is narrated by one of the brothers, Alan Duncan.