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The Queen's Gambit: Now a Major Netflix Drama - W&N Essentials (Paperback)
Walter Tevis (author)Published: 29/10/2020
A piercing character study filled with breath-taking suspense, Tevis’s psychological thriller about an orphan who becomes a child prodigy at chess cuts deep into the experience of obsession, addiction and trauma.
Now a major Netflix series.
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.
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
ISBN: 9781474622578
Number of pages: 256
Weight: 233 g
Dimensions: 196 x 128 x 26 mm
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