Tags: Novel.
What Happened to the Corbetts (US title: Ordeal) 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.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.