She was asked by a museum curator if she had seen the Gardner's "chess queen." She had not, and the curator took her to see it, in a glass case on the third floor. The 3 1/4-inch ivory piece, carved in Scandinavia in the 14th century, depicts a nursing madonna. Yalom was fascinated. Could it be a chess piece? If so, what would the other pieces look like?Have you ever heard of the Montglane Service?Her quest began ...
She met Irvin Yalom, now a prominent psychiatrist and novelist. They were married soon after ...Irvin Yalom, or Ladislaw Nim?
Don't know what I'm talking about? You need to read The Eight!
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