# The Chequer Board

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- Authors: [Nevil Shute](https://www.bookquiver.com/nevil-shute)
- Language: en_GB
- Published: 2009-09-03
- Genres: Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Classic fiction: literary and general, Historical fiction

## Description

John Turner, a young man with a chequered past, has been told he has just one year to live. He decides to use his time in search of three very different men he met briefly during the war: an snobbish British pilot, a young corporal accused of murder, and a black G. I. accused of attempted rape. Along the way, Turner learns about forgiveness, tolerance and second chances, and overcomes his fear of death.

## Editions

### The Chequer Board

- Publisher: Vintage
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-03-0747-404-9
- Published: 2010-08-10
- Language: en_US

### The Chequer Board

- Publisher: Vintage Digital
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-14-0908-748-9
- Published: 2010-01-26
- Language: en_GB

### The Chequer Board

- Publisher: Vintage Classics
- ISBN: 978-00-9953-002-2
- Pages: 400
- Published: 2009-09-03
- Language: en_GB