The Queen's Gambit (Pb)

Author: Walter Tevis

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  • : $22.99 AUD
  • : 9781474622578
  • : Orion Publishing Group, Limited
  • : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
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  • : 0.3
  • : November 2020
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  • : Walter Tevis
  • : W&N Essentials Series
  • : Paperback
  • : Netflix Tie-In Edition
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  • : English
  • : very good
  • : 256
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Barcode 9781474622578
9781474622578

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‘Superb’ - Time Out. ‘Mesmerizing’ - Newsweek. ‘Gripping’ - Financial Times. ‘Sheer entertainment. It is a book I reread every few years – for the pure pleasure and skill of it’ - Michael Ondaatje. ‘Don’t pick this up if you want a night’s sleep’ - The Scotsman 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. ‘Few novelists have written about genius – and addiction – as acutely as Walter Tevis’ - The Telegraph  NOW A MAJOR NETFLIX SERIES.