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Eight year-old orphan Beth Harmon is quiet, sullen, and by all appearances unremarkable. That is, until she plays her first game of chess. Her senses grow sharper, her thinking clearer, and for the first time in her life she feels herself fully in control. By the age of sixteen, she's competing for the U.S. Open championship. But as Beth hones her skills on the professional circuit, the stakes get higher, her isolation grows more frightening, and the thought of escape becomes all the more tempting.
Industry Reviews
"Compelling. . . . A magnificent obsession." --Los Angeles Times
"Beth Harmon is an unforgettable creation--and The Queen's Gambit is Walter Tevis's most consummate and heartbreaking work." --Jonathan Lethem
"Gripping reading. . . .Nabokov's The Defense and Zweig's The Royal Game are the classics: now joining them is The Queen's Gambit." --The Financial Times
"More exciting than any thriller I've seen lately; more than that, beautifully written. " --Martin Cruz Smith, author of GorkyPark
"It's advisable to tape your fingers before opening The Queen's Gambit. Otherwise, the suspense may bring on nail-chewing right to the elbow." --Houston Chronicle
"Tevis traps us in the breathless drama of the moment and makes us feel the same intense involvement his characters feel." --The Plain Dealer
"There's more excitement in Beth than in the collected works of Robert Ludlum." --Forth Worth Star-Telegram
ISBN: 9781400030606
ISBN-10: 1400030609
Series: Vintage Contemporaries
Published: 11th March 2003
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number of Pages: 256
Audience: General Adult
Publisher: VINTAGE
Country of Publication: GB
Edition Number: 1
Dimensions (cm): 13.1 x 20.2 x 1.9
Weight (kg): 0.23
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