Yahoo Canada Web Search

Search results

  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Black_chalkBlack Chalk - Wikipedia

    Black Chalk. Black Chalk is the debut novel by English author Christopher J. Yates published in 2013 by Harvill Secker. It was named a 'Best Book of the Year' by NPR in 2015. [1] Set between the University of Oxford and New York City where the author both studied and where he now lives.

  2. Sep 19, 2013 · Black Chalk by Christopher J. Yates is one interesting ride down memory lane with a character named Jolyon who recounts how his life changed dramatically 14 years earlier. Six friends decide to embark on a game where after a series of rounds, consequences will be given in gradual escalation in order to prevent elimination if one of those rounds are lost.

    • (11.4K)
    • Paperback
    • Christopher J. Yates
    • Black Chalk1
    • Black Chalk2
    • Black Chalk3
    • Black Chalk4
    • Black Chalk5
  3. Aug 4, 2015 · Black Chalk. Paperback – August 4, 2015. by Christopher Yates (Author) 3.7 1,734 ratings. See all formats and editions. "This is the smart summer thriller you've been waiting for."--NPR's All Things Considered. NAMED A MUST READ BY THE BOSTON GLOBE, BBC.COM, AND NEW YORK POST. NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY NPR.

    • (1.7K)
    • $10.99
    • Christopher Yates
    • Picador USA
  4. Christopher J. Yates is a British-American fiction writer and the author of two novels, Black Chalk (2013) and Grist Mill Road (2018). Black Chalk was first published in the UK by Harvill Secker in September 2013 and in the US by Picador in August 2015. In December 2015, NPR named Black Chalk one of the best books of the year. [1]

  5. Black Chalk is Christopher J. Yates's debut novel. "It was only ever meant to be a game. A game of consequences, of silly forfeits, childish dares. A game to be played by six best friends in their first year at Oxford University. But then the game changed: the stakes grew higher and the dares more personal, more humiliating, finally evolving ...

    • (1.7K)
    • Christopher J. Yates
  6. Aug 4, 2015 · Books. Black Chalk. Christopher J. Yates. Picador, Aug 4, 2015 - Fiction - 352 pages. "This is the smart summer thriller you've been waiting for."--NPR's All Things Considered NAMED A MUST READ BY THE BOSTON GLOBE, BBC.COM, AND NEW YORK POST NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY NPR A compulsively readable psychological thriller set in New York and ...

  7. People also ask

  8. us.macmillan.com › books › 9781427299291Black Chalk - Macmillan

    Nov 21, 2017 · Black Chalk is an engrossing literary guessing game.” — BBC.com “Dark, twisty fun.” — New York Daily News “Dark deeds among school cliques is a milieu that's attracted top-tier authors from Donna Tartt to Tana French, and this debut thriller is a worthy addition, with its chess-like psychological showdown.”

  1. People also search for