"A tale of love and war, follows its enterprising heroine from Malayan jungle during World War II to the rugged Australian outback."

First published serially in two installments in Woman's home companion, N.Y. (Apr. and May 1950). First published in book form as A town like Alice, London: William Heinemann; and as The Legacy, New York: Wm. Morrow, 1950. This "2009 ed." first published in slightly different form in Gr. Britain by Vintage Books.