Round the Bend (novel) Round the Bend (novel) Round the Bend is a 1951 novel by Nevil Shute. It tells the story of Constantine "Connie" Shaklin, an aircraft engineer who founds a new religion transcending existing religions based on the merit of good work. It deals with racism, including the White Australia policy, and also with the importance of private enterprise. It was one of the first novels Shute wrote after emigrating from Britain to Australia in 1950. The novel, written in the first person, adopts the voice and eyes of Tom Cutter, an aircraft pilot, engineer, and entrepreneur. The novel starts with Cutter's
Alice Torriani by Fandango Libri. In 2015, with Giampiero Judica, she wrote her first screenplay for the TV series "Cleaning your Shit", which was filmed in 2017. Alice played the main role. Alice Torriani Alice Torriani (born 25 March 1984) is an Italian film actor, author and screenwriter. She is notable for her portrayal of Andreina in "Il Paradiso delle Signore" ("Ladies' Paradise") directed by Monica Vullo and as the author of the novel "L'altra Sete" ("A Different Thirst"). Alice graduated from The Paolo Grassi Drama School in Milan in 2007 and started theatrical tours in Italy and Europe with Romeo Castellucci,