The Queen's Gambit
Now a Major Netflix Drama
When she is sent to an orphanage at the age of eight, Beth Harmon soon discovers two ways to escape her surroundings, albeit fleetingly: playing chess and taking the little green pills given to her and the other children to keep them subdued. Before long, it becomes apparent that hers is a prodigious talent, and as she progresses to the top of the US chess rankings she is able to forge a new life for herself. But she can never quite overcome her urge to self-destruct .
For Beth, there's more at stake than merely winning and losing.Buy now!
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- ISBN: 9781474600842
- Author: Walter Tevis
- Availability: 470
- Pub date: 14.06.16
- RRP: $29.99
- Format: Paperback / softback