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From the author of THE HUSTLER, THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT is a modern classic about a troubled chess prodigy and her battle to survive 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.

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Book category Books in English Fiction & related items Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

• Full title: Queen's Gambit
• Author: Walter Tevis
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256
• EAN: 9781474600842
• ISBN: 1474600840
• ID: 09240764
• Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
• Weight: 224 g
• Dimensions: 131 × 196 × 19 mm
• Date of publishing: 14. April 2016

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