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4 5 y separately published work icon The Pulse of Danger Jon Cleary , ( trans. Pinto Fernanda Rodrigues with title Morte Branca ) Lisbon : Editorial Minerva , 1971 Z127629 1966 single work novel

'THE PULSE OF DANGER is an Australian novel from the award-winning Jon Cleary, author of the Inspector Scobie Malone series.

'In the valleys of Bhutan, a small botanical expedition prepares to return to India after seven months field work. However Chinese forces have crossed the Indian border, and suddenly an Indian colonel appears in their camp with a captured Chinese general, closely pursued by his troops.' (Publication summary)
12 3 y separately published work icon Trustee from the Toolroom Nevil Shute , ( trans. Carlos Gomes da Costa with title O mecanico de miniaturas ) Lisbon : Editorial Minerva , 1963 Z433730 1960 single work novel

'Keith Stewart is a quiet and unassuming man called upon to undertake an extraordinary task. A skilled maker of miniature working models, he lives a modest life devoted to his hobby. But when his sister and her wealthy husband die in a shipwreck on a coral reef in the Pacific—while trying to smuggle out of England their entire fortune in diamonds hidden in the keel of their yacht—Keith becomes trustee for his orphaned niece. To save her from destitution he must travel halfway around the world and risk a long voyage in a small boat in inhospitable waters to recover her inheritance. In the course of his adventure-filled quest, a colorful and international cast of characters mobilize to help him, and this humble man discovers he has more friends and admirers than he could have dared to imagine.'

Source: Publisher's blurb (Vintage International ed.).
14 2 y separately published work icon The Rainbow and the Rose Nevil Shute , ( trans. Eduardo Saló with title O arco iris e a rosa ) Lisbon : Editorial Minerva , 1961 Z43628 1958 single work novel

'When seasoned pilot Johnny Pascoe tries to rescue a sick girl from the Tasmanian outback, his plane crashes and leaves him stranded and dangerously injured. Ronnie Clarke, who was trained by Pascoe, attempts to fly a doctor in to help, but rough weather makes his mission more difficult than he imagined. As he waits overnight at Pascoe’s house for a chance to try again the next day, Clarke revisits the past of this unusual man—and reveals the shocking and tragic secrets that have influenced his life.'

Source: Publisher's blurb (Vintage International ed.).
10 y separately published work icon An Old Captivity Nevil Shute , ( trans. A. Marques Ribeiro with title A grande aventura ) Lisbon : Editorial Minerva , 1960 Z98596 1940 single work novel
25 15 y separately published work icon A Town Like Alice Nevil Shute , ( trans. Maria Franco with title E a cidade nasceu ) Lisbon : Editorial Minerva , 1953 Z564787 1950 single work novel

'Nevil Shute’s most beloved novel, a tale of love and war, follows its enterprising heroine from the Malayan jungle during World War II to the rugged Australian outback.

'Jean Paget, a young Englishwoman living in Malaya, is captured by the invading Japanese and forced on a brutal seven-month death march with dozens of other women and children. A few years after the war, Jean is back in England, the nightmare behind her. However, an unexpected inheritance inspires her to return to Malaya to give something back to the villagers who saved her life. But it turns out that they have a gift for her as well: the news that the young Australian soldier, Joe Harmon, who had risked his life to help the women, had miraculously survived. Jean’s search for Joe leads her to a desolate Australian outpost called Willstown, where she finds a challenge that will draw on all the resourcefulness and spirit that carried her through her war-time ordeals.' (Publication summary)
5 y separately published work icon Doctor's Wife Maysie Greig , Lisbon : Editorial Minerva , 1950-1959 Z1071891 1937 single work novel romance

'What Kind Of Love Does A Man Want?

'Two women loved Dr. Bob Bradburn. Natalie Norris had always loved him. Hers had been an idealized love when she was fourteen, and then, as she grew older and worked side by side with him, a love that made her long to be part of his hopes, his discouragement, his triumphs. Hers had been more than the ordinary hero-worship of a young girl, and more than a nurse's infatuation for a handsome doctor.

'But there had to be many moments when she could not share in Dr. Brad's life. He was married to Marjorie Daw, a beautiful, spoiled child of a girl who knew how to fill his leisure hours with gayety and excitement.

'Into the story that tells which one was to give him the more lasting happiness, Maysie Greig has woven drama, thrills, tragedy – all the many colored aspects of true romance.'

Source: Publisher's blurb (Pocket edition).
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