num_pages: 258
description: 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 self-destruct. For Beth, there’s more at stake than merely winning and losing.
language: English
title: The Queen's Gambit
titlecomplete: The Queen's Gambit
characters: Beth Harmon
genres: Audiobook, Historical Fiction, Historical, Literary Fiction, Young Adult, Classics, Adult, Fiction, Chess, Contemporary
ratings_count: 108778
places: New York City, New York, Moscow, Soviet Union, Lexington, Kentucky, Mount Sterling, Kentucky
publisher: Vintage