The Queen'S Gambit Av Walter Tevis

<p><b>NOW A MAJOR NETFLIX SERIES starring Anya Taylor-Joy</b><b> from Academy-Award nominee Scott Frank and BAFTA nominee Allan Scott</b><br><br>''<b>Superb</b>'' <i>Time Out</i><br><b><i>''</i>Mesmerizing</b>'' <i>Newsweek</i><br>''<b>Gripping</b><i>'' Financial Times</i><br>''<b>Sheer entertainment. It is a book I reread every few years - for the pure pleasure and skill of it</b>'' Michael Ondaatje<br>''<b>Don''t pick this up if you want a night''s sleep</b>'' <i>Scotsman</i><br><br>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