What Happened to the Corbetts
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What Happened to the Corbetts is a novel by Nevil Shute.
Written in 1938, and published in April 1939 by William Heinemann Ltd, the novel concerns the effect of aerial bombing on the British city of Southampton - a major maritime centre - in the early part of World War II.
Peter Corbett, a local lawyer, his wife, Joan, and their three children make the decision to move away from the war zone after their house, and Corbett's offices, are destroyed. The novel addresses the issues of the aftermath of bombing, such as the spread of disease from lack of clean water, and what may be done to relieve the distress of those affected by it.
On the initial day of publication, a thousand copies of the novel were distributed free of charge to ARP members to inform them of what they may expect.
