The Chequer Board
of Nevil Shute
Description
John Turner, a young man with a checkered past, has been told he has just one year to live. He decides to use his remaining time in search of three very different men he met in the hospital during the war, each of them in trouble of some kind: a pilot whose wife had betrayed him, a young corporal charged with killing a civilian in a brawl, and a black G.I. wrongly accused of the attempted rape of a white English girl. As Turner discovers where these men have landed on the checkerboard of life, he learns about compassion, tolerance, and second chances, and overcomes his fear of death.
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Book Details
- Format Paperback
- Pages 328 pages
- Publisher House of Stratus
- Publication Date January 1st 2000
- First Publication 10/29/47
- Language English
- ISBN 9781842322482
- Edition Not informed
- Category Fiction
- Scenario ['Myanmar', 'Penzance, England (United Kingdom)', 'Trenarth, Cornwall, England (United Kingdom)', 'Trenarth, Cornwall, England (United Kingdom)']
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