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. Stated "Book Club Edition" on dust jacket. Dust jacket is in acceptable condition with a number of nicks, tears and rubbing. Red boards with gilt titles to spine are slightly skewed but in overall good condition with light wear at edges. Previous owner's name in ink on first cover page. Internal pages are clean and unmarked although slightly yellowed from age.
Price: 9 GBP
Location: Whitstable
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Returns Accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Binding: Hardback
Place of Publication: New York
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Dust Jacket
Fiction Subject: Novels
Author: Nevil Shute
Publisher: William Morrow & Company
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Weight: 450 g
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1947
