Chat: Book One: 1 (Chat Connect Crash)

In the days before Facebook Skype and Twitter...Two strangers begin a conversation online. Its 1995 and the Internet is new and uncharted territory. No status updates no photos no tweets no video chats. All they have to share with one another are their words.Max a restless advertising copywriter whos new to the online world boldly strikes up an email conversation with Bev a tough-minded book editor whos been online since the 80s. With charm wit and persistence Max chips away at Bevs reluctant façade until the two are sharing secrets they wouldnt dream of telling anyone in real life.Hailed as Silicon Valleys Story of O the story of Bev and Maxs relationship gradually becomes more intense unfolding entirely through their online messages. Since Chats first publication in 1995 readers have found themselves unable to resist the temptation to eavesdrop on Bev and Maxs increasingly intimate correspondence as she slowly opens up to him and he becomes more fascinated by her. This newest edition of the acclaimed Chat Connect and Crash series offers a snapshot of the emerging technology and online culture of the 1990s but the story of Bev and Max is--above all else--timeless.