影集【后翼棄兵】原著小說

 

　　步調輕快、引人入勝的一本成長小說，透過天才少女貝絲‧哈蒙的成名之路，探索西洋棋界重男輕女的歷史及藥物成癮的影響，精心策畫的結局讀來痛快，彷彿下了一場精采的西洋棋。

 

　　八歲的貝絲‧哈蒙一夕之間失去了父母，住進了肯塔基州的育幼院，個性內向的她一直難以適應團體生活。院方為了約束孩子們的行為，不惜給予鎮靜劑服用，貝絲也因此藥物成癮。但是誰都沒有料到，這個平凡無奇的小女孩竟然是西洋棋天才：從第一場棋局開始，她感受到自己的思路變得清晰，隨著她的棋藝精進，貝絲也首度嘗到勝利的滋味，並在16歲時角逐美國國際西洋棋公開賽冠軍。但是伴隨著高額獎金和精彩賽事而來的，是更深的孤寂感和藥物成癮的困擾，如何戰勝心魔、掌握自己的人生，就看貝絲如何下這一場棋了。

 

　　(文／博客來編譯)

 
　　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 an acclaimed 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's competing for the U.S. 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.