Engaging and fast-paced, this gripping coming-of-age novel of chess, feminism, and addiction speeds to a conclusion as elegant and satisfying as a mate in four. Now the basis for a highly acclaimed, award-winning Netflix series.
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 is competing for the US 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.
© 2019 Blackstone Publishing (Äänikirja): 9781982597238
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Äänikirja: 12. maaliskuuta 2019
Engaging and fast-paced, this gripping coming-of-age novel of chess, feminism, and addiction speeds to a conclusion as elegant and satisfying as a mate in four. Now the basis for a highly acclaimed, award-winning Netflix series.
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 is competing for the US 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.
© 2019 Blackstone Publishing (Äänikirja): 9781982597238
Julkaisupäivä
Äänikirja: 12. maaliskuuta 2019
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9. tammik. 2021
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27. kesäk. 2023
3 1/5 stars. My second Tevis, and I look forward to my third.
Wilma
12. syysk. 2021
Även om jag helt klart inte pratar schack känns det som jag hittat ett nytt kärleksspråk. Det finns spänning, inlåsta känslor, ilska och sättet Beth måste tygla sig själv är en av de häftigaste skildringar jag läst. Thank you Walter.
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