Many of the stories are introduced by a narrator who is not a character in the story. Where there is a romantic element, sex is referred to only obliquely. Shute's novels are written in a simple, highly readable style, with clearly delineated plot lines. But, the solicitor handling the estate finds that the money has disappeared.-Wikipedia. When the couple are killed in a shipwreck in French Polynesia, Keith becomes the permanent guardian and trustee of his niece (hence the title). Before leaving, they ask Keith for assistance in hiding a jewelry box in the yacht's concrete ballast. The couple plan a long pleasure cruise in their small yacht before settling in British Columbia, meanwhile leaving their 10-year-old daughter with Keith and his wife.

Keith's sister had married a wealthy naval officer, recently retired from service at the opening of the story. Stewart writes serial articles about how to create scale models in a magazine called the Miniature Mechanic, which are extremely well regarded in the modelling community - as is he. The plot of the novel hinges on the actions of a modest technical journalist, Keith Stewart, whose life has been focused on the design and engineering of scale-model machinery. Norway, Nevil Shute Writing under the pseudonym: Shute, Nevil This book is a member of the special collection Special Collection: The Works of Nevil Shute (1899-1960)

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