TMM's Book Club: Nevil Shute's 'The Chequer Board' скачать в хорошем качестве

TMM's Book Club: Nevil Shute's 'The Chequer Board'

The Mixed Museum's book club is reading The Chequer Board, a rare example of 1940s' fiction depicting interracial relationships in Britain. Published in 1947 and written by 'A Town Called Alice' author Nevil Shute, a key narrative of 'The Chequer Board' focuses on the relationship of David Lesurier, a Black GI stationed in Trenarth, Cornwall, with local girl Grace Trefusis. The novel also highlights the presence of mixed race children in rural wartime Britain. Dubbed 'Brown Babies' by the African-American press, these were the children born as a result of the many relationships between Black GIs and local white British women. Find out more about the history of Black GIs and the 'Brown Babies' of WW2 Britain in our award-winning digital exhibition, based on the research of Professor Lucy Bland at Anglia Ruskin University: https://www.mixedmuseum.org.uk/brown-... And if you are reading 'The Chequer Board' along with us, we'd love to know your thoughts on the novel in the comments below.