What happens when all eyes are on you?įast-moving and elegantly written, The Queen’s Gambit is a thriller impersonating a coming-of-age novel-one that’s sure to keep you guessing her next move. But will her fast-paced lifestyle catch up with her? Navigating normal life while battling a drug addiction is difficult enough. At eighteen, she is the US Chess Champion. Walter Tevis is famous for writing The Hustler and The Man Who Fell to Earth, but this is my favorite book of his. At sixteen, Beth is competing in the US Open Championship. At thirteen, Beth wins her first chess tournament. Beth acquires a habit of stealing, as well as indulging in her foster mother’s tranquilizers. The young girl is enchanted by this game of skill and soon becomes obsessed with learning more. Growing up in an orphanage in Kentucky, Beth befriends a janitor who introduces her to chess. Painfully shy Beth Harmon becomes an orphan when her parents are killed in a tragic car accident. American novelist Walter Tevis writes an incredible and compelling story of a seemingly nondescript orphan’s journey to fame in the world of chess.
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