#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - "An epic adventure about a female
athlete perhaps past her prime, brought back to the tennis court for one
last grand slam" (Elle), from the author of Malibu Rising, Daisy
Jones & The Six, and The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
"A heart-filled novel about an iconic and persevering father and
daughter."--Time
"Gorgeous. The kind of sharp, smart, potent book you have to set aside
every few pages just to catch your breath. I'll take a piece of Carrie
Soto forward with me in life and be a little better for it."--Emily
Henry, author of Book Lovers and Beach Read
ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Time, NPR, PopSugar, Glamour,
Reader's Digest
Carrie Soto is fierce, and her determination to win at any cost has not
made her popular. But by the time she retires from tennis, she is the
best player the world has ever seen. She has shattered every record and
claimed twenty Grand Slam titles. And if you ask Carrie, she is entitled
to every one. She sacrificed nearly everything to become the best, with
her father, Javier, as her coach. A former champion himself, Javier has
trained her since the age of two.
But six years after her retirement, Carrie finds herself sitting in the
stands of the 1994 US Open, watching her record be taken from her by a
brutal, stunning player named Nicki Chan.
At thirty-seven years old, Carrie makes the monumental decision to come
out of retirement and be coached by her father for one last year in an
attempt to reclaim her record. Even if the sports media says that they
never liked "the Battle-Axe" anyway. Even if her body doesn't move as
fast as it did. And even if it means swallowing her pride to train with
a man she once almost opened her heart to: Bowe Huntley. Like her, he
has something to prove before he gives up the game forever.
In spite of it all, Carrie Soto is back, for one epic final season. In
this riveting and unforgettable novel, Taylor Jenkins Reid tells her
most vulnerable, emotional story yet.
