Shute, Nevil,  1899-1960 <br/><br/>
The chequer board / 
by Nevil Shute. 
 - New York :  W. Morrow & Co.,  1947. 
 - 380 p. ;  21 cm. 
<br/><br/> With hardcover 
<br/><br/> After sustaining a head injury in an air crash, John Turner is told he has only a year to live. He decides to spend that time making the journey to Rangoon, Burma, in a flying boat to rescue a friend who has gone native. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>English fiction--20th century