{"product_id":"waltertevisthequeensgambit","title":"Walter Tevis - The Queen's Gambit","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten by Walter Tevis. Themes include Fiction, Classics, Literary, Media Tie-In, Psychological.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow A Major Golden Globe-Winning Netflix Series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e '\u003cb\u003eSuperb\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eTime Out\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003eMesmerizing\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e '\u003cb\u003eGripping\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e' Financial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e '\u003cb\u003eSheer entertainment. It is a book I reread every few years - for the pure pleasure and skill of it\u003c\/b\u003e' Michael Ondaatje\u003cbr\u003e '\u003cb\u003eDon't pick this up if you want a night's sleep\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eScotsman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e '\u003cb\u003eI loved it. I just loved it, it really drew me in and I know nothing about chess... The writing about addiction is just fantastic. I underlined so many bits of it... I didn't want it to end\u003c\/b\u003e' Bryony Gordon on Bbc Radio 4\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Few novelists have written about genius - and addiction - as acutely as Walter Tevis'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll books at Vastela are pre-owned. Condition varies from good to near-new. No book is sold in unacceptable condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vastela Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57939842892150,"sku":null,"price":8.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/7144\/1981\/files\/9781474622578.jpg?v=1779529587","url":"https:\/\/www.vastelabooks.com\/products\/waltertevisthequeensgambit","provider":"Vastela Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}