They Lived That Spring

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Author F. J. Thwaites
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
PublisherF. J. Thwaites
Publication date
1946

They Lived That Spring is a 1946 novel by F. J. Thwaites. [1]

Contents

It was translated into Spanish. [2]

It was adapted for radio in 1947. [3]

Premise

A man returns to England after three years of being in the services and finds his world has been shattered.

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References

  1. "BOOKS REVIEWED". Centralian Advocate . Alice Springs, NT: National Library of Australia. 19 March 1948. p. 3. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  2. Ron Blaber, 'Thwaites, Frederick Joseph (1908–1979)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/thwaites-frederick-joseph-8810/text15453, published first in hardcopy 1990, accessed online 9 March 2024.
  3. "PERSONAL PARS ON RADIO PRGRAMMES[sic]". The Longreach Leader . Qld.: National Library of Australia. 17 January 1947. p. 17. Retrieved 2 November 2014.