Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Summary

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.

 
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Book Setting: Los Angeles, CA

  1. USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center

  2. Indian Wells

  3. Foro Italico

  4. Roland-Garros

  5. National Tennis Centre

  6. All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club

  7. The Beverly Hills Hotel

  8. Savoy Hotel

  9. Saddlebrook Resort

  10. LAX

  11. Heathrow Airport

Reviews

“Reid has written another knockout of a book.”

—Library Journal

“Reid captures the excitement of elite sports in her descriptions of Carrie’s games, as well as the struggle that women athletes face when their ambition and confidence is ‘too much.’ It’s another triumph for bestselling author Reid, and her growing number of fans . . . ”

—Booklist

“Another ace by Taylor Jenkins Reid, straight to the baseline! . . . An immersive delight.”

—Emma Straub


California, Los Angeles, New York, New York City, Paris, England, Europe, ItalyDianaLAXFiction, Family Drama, Romance, Women