{"product_id":"the-queens-gambit-by-walter-tevis-9781474622578","title":"The Queen's Gambit","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNOW A MAJOR GOLDEN GLOBE-WINNING NETFLIX SERIES\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTime Out\u003c\/em\u003e calls it \u003cstrong\u003e\"Superb\"\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/em\u003e describes it as \u003cstrong\u003e\"Mesmerizing\"\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/em\u003e praises it as \u003cstrong\u003e\"Gripping\"\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMichael Ondaatje says, \u003cstrong\u003e\"Sheer entertainment. It is a book I reread every few years - for the pure pleasure and skill of it.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eScotsman\u003c\/em\u003e warns, \u003cstrong\u003e\"Don't pick this up if you want a night's sleep.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBryony Gordon on BBC Radio 4 mentions, \u003cstrong\u003e\"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.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/em\u003e states, \u003cstrong\u003e\"Few novelists have written about genius - and addiction - as acutely as Walter Tevis.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Alliance Distribution Services Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46717897212140,"sku":"9781474622578","price":24.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781474622578.jpg?v=1786328379","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/the-queens-gambit-by-walter-tevis-9781474622578","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}