{"product_id":"9781474622578-the-queens-gambit-now-a-major-netflix-drama","title":"The Queen's Gambit: Now a Major Netflix Drama","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor: Walter Tevis\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nFormat: Paperback \n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nNumber of Pages: 256\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNOW 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 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' Bryony Gordon on BBC Radio 4    'Few novelists have written about genius - and addiction - as acutely as Walter Tevis' Telegraph","brand":"Book Grocer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48765736419482,"sku":"9781474622578","price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0558\/1625\/7690\/files\/9781474622578-us-300.jpg?v=1784519306","url":"https:\/\/castlebooks.com.au\/products\/9781474622578-the-queens-gambit-now-a-major-netflix-drama","provider":"Castlebooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}