NOW A MAJOR GOLDEN GLOBEWINNING NETFLIX SERIESSuperb Time Out Mesmerizing NewsweekGripping Financial TimesSheer entertainment. It is a book I reread every few years for the pure pleasure and skill of it Michael Ondaatje Dont pick this up if you want a nights 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 selfdestruct. For Beth, theres 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 didnt want it to end Bryony Gordon on BBC Radio 4Few novelists have written about genius and addiction as acutely as Walter Tevis Telegraph

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