{"product_id":"9781474600842-the-queens-gambit","title":"The Queen's Gambit","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNow a Major Netflix Drama\u003cbr\u003eA modern classic about a troubled chess prodigy and her battle to survive --- a coming of age story of feminism, chess and addiction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNOW A MAJOR NETFLIX SERIES starring Anya Taylor-Joy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e from Academy-Award nominee Scott Frank and BAFTA nominee Allan Scott\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\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Few novelists have written about genius - and addiction - as acutely as Walter Tevis' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe T\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40944436969569,"sku":"9781474600842","price":8.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27835136.jpg?v=1722251081","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781474600842-the-queens-gambit","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}