Beskrivning
Beskrivning
Engaging and fast-paced, this gripping coming-of-age novel of chess, feminism, and addiction speedsto a conclusion as elegant and satisfying as a mate in four. Now an acclaimed Netflix series.Eight year-old orphan Beth Harmon is quiet, sullen, and by all appearances unremarkable. That is, until sheplays her first game of chess. Her senses grow sharper, her thinking clearer, and for the first time in her lifeshe feels herself fully in control. By the age of sixteen, she’s competing for the U.S. Open championship. Butas Beth hones her skills on the professional circuit, the stakes get higher, her isolation grows morefrightening, and the thought of escape becomes all the more tempting.
