Carrie Soto Is Back: A Novel
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#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.Show more
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Read this on holiday. Was the best decision of my life. Felt so inspired and hopeful after it. ENJOYED IT SO MUCH.
If you love tennis - this is a must read! It was so good! I wish more authors would write about sports fiction.
I loved this story. I am always moved by stories about people who do what they love and do the work to make it happen. Taylor Jenkins Reid is great at them. This was a fast-paced story that had me laughing, crying, and rooting for Carrie Soto. The characters were well-developed, and the pacing was perfect.
I loved it, but you do need to have a working knowledge of tennis, I think, to enjoy it. There's also a lot of non-translated Spanish. Most I could figure out (4 years HS Spanish in the 80s) and the rest I just used Google translate. What do you think about books that are printed mostly in one language but have some text in another language that isn't translated and isn't common words like "hola" or "amigo" ?
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