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Intense rivalry disrupts love in a tennis marriage.
If you've ever wondered how ambition can shape and sometimes shake the very foundation of a relationship, "Double Fault" delivers just that—a piercing examination of two athletes entangled in love and rivalry. The book resonates with anyone who understands the drive to succeed and the complexities of competing with a partner. You'll ride the highs and lows of a couple battling for individual glory and mutual respect in a game that sets love against ambition.
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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ISBN: 9781852424909
Authors:
Lionel Shriver
Publisher: Serpent's Tail
Date of Publication: 2007-01-01
Format: Paperback
Goodreads rating: 3.23
(rated by 2565 readers)
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Love me, love my game' says twenty-three year-old Willy Novinsky. Ever since she picked up a racquet at the age of four, tennis has been Willy's one love, until the day she meets Eric Oberdorf. She's a middle-ranked professional tennis player and he's a Princeton graduate who took up playing tennis at the age of eighteen. Low-ranked but untested, Eric, too, aims to make his mark on the international tennis circuit. Willy beholds compatibility spiced with friendly rivalry, and discovers her first passion outside a tennis court. They marry.Married life starts well but soon gives way to full-tilt competition over who can rise to the top first. Driven and gifted, Willy maintains the lead until she severs her knee ligaments in a fall. As Willy recuperates, her ranking plummets whilst her husband's climbs, until he is eventually playing in the US Open. Anguished at falling short of her lifelong dream and resentful of her husband's success, Willy slides irresistibly toward the first quiet tragedy of her young life.
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Intense rivalry disrupts love in a tennis marriage.
If you've ever wondered how ambition can shape and sometimes shake the very foundation of a relationship, "Double Fault" delivers just that—a piercing examination of two athletes entangled in love and rivalry. The book resonates with anyone who understands the drive to succeed and the complexities of competing with a partner. You'll ride the highs and lows of a couple battling for individual glory and mutual respect in a game that sets love against ambition.
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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