On The Beach This powerful fiction doomsday novel is set in Australia in the aftermath of the nuclear disasters in the northern hemisphere. Someone, somewhere, started World War III. The last survivors of humanity helplessly await the atomic rain and dust headed their way. This is the poison that will wash away all traces of people and most animals from this earth. This novel portrays interesting and moving descriptions of different ways people react to …
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…together and began to fall for each other. Dwight was somewhat hesitant in acting on his feelings though due to the fact that he had just lost his wife recently and felt as he was being somewhat unfaithful to her. Their relationship blossomed and they were very happy together. Until the end when Captain Towers sailed away to sea and Moira was left on the land to die by the ingestion of a cyanide pill.