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Orphan Beth Harmon overcomes her fears and shyness by learning to play chess and, over the years, improves her game to become a national champion and to play the world grandmasters

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" The Queen's Gambit is sheer entertainment. It is a book I reread every few years--for the pure pleasure and skill of it." --Michael Ondaatje
" 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"

"The Queen's Gambit is sheer entertainment. It is a book I reread every few years--for the pure pleasure and skill of it." --Michael Ondaatje

"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"

The Queen's Gambit is sheer entertainment. It is a book I reread every few years--for the pure pleasure and skill of it. --Michael Ondaatje
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"

"The Queen's Gambit is sheer entertainment. It is a book I reread every few years--for the pure pleasure and skill of it." --Michael Ondaatje

"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
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From the author of THE HUSTLER, THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT is a modern classic about a troubled chess prodigy and her battle to survive.

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  • PublisherDell Pub Co
  • Publication date1984
  • ISBN 10 0440171830
  • ISBN 13 9780440171836
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