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NOW A MAJOR GOLDEN GLOBE-WINNING NETFLIX SERIES

''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'' 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.

''I loved it. I just loved it, it reall

The Queens Gambit

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      Publisher Orion Publishing Co
      Published 29 October 2020
      ISBN-13 9781474622578
      978-1474622578
      ISBN-10 1474622577
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      Fiction Contemporary Fiction Crime & Thrillers

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      NOW A MAJOR GOLDEN GLOBE-WINNING NETFLIX SERIES

      ''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'' 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.

      ''I loved it. I just loved it, it reall

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