{"product_id":"queens-gambit","title":"Queens Gambit","description":"\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","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57306281902462,"sku":"NW9781474600842","price":9.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781474600842.jpg?v=1778657792","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/queens-gambit","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}