The Wild Card
The captivating, uplifting and addictive read you don't want to miss in 2024!
Published on 8. June 2023
Book
Hardback
320 pages
978-1-3987-1133-4 (ISBN)
Description
'Utterly thrilling and joyful. I couldn't put it down!' ANTON DU BEKE
'Enthralling and captivating. Absolutely loved it!' CAROL KIRKWOOD
'A stunning debut, this is the perfect summer read' SANTA MONTEFIORE
It's never too late to follow your dreams...
Twenty years ago, Abigail Patterson put her promising tennis career on hold to have her baby son, Robbie. But after a wild card entry to Wimbledon, she suddenly finds herself swept up in a world she thought she'd left behind - and against all odds, she's winning!
Yet as those long-buried dreams of lifting the sparkling silver trophy on centre court inch closer, Abi knows that it's only a matter of time before the press start digging into her past and uncover the secret she's kept hidden for so long.
The stakes are raised, but this time nothing - and no one - is going to stand in her way. But could the greatest comeback of all time destroy everything she's sacrificed to protect?
Praise for The Wild Card:
'Come on, it's a tennis story! How can I not love it?!' BILLIE JEAN KING
'A pacey page-turner' THE TIMES
'Full of twists and turns. We loved it!' HEAT
'Fizzing with excitement and high stakes' JO THOMAS
'Absolutely fantastic' CHRIS EVANS
'A brilliant read' BELLA
'A high-stakes novel set in the world she knows best' The i
'Enthralling and captivating. Absolutely loved it!' CAROL KIRKWOOD
'A stunning debut, this is the perfect summer read' SANTA MONTEFIORE
It's never too late to follow your dreams...
Twenty years ago, Abigail Patterson put her promising tennis career on hold to have her baby son, Robbie. But after a wild card entry to Wimbledon, she suddenly finds herself swept up in a world she thought she'd left behind - and against all odds, she's winning!
Yet as those long-buried dreams of lifting the sparkling silver trophy on centre court inch closer, Abi knows that it's only a matter of time before the press start digging into her past and uncover the secret she's kept hidden for so long.
The stakes are raised, but this time nothing - and no one - is going to stand in her way. But could the greatest comeback of all time destroy everything she's sacrificed to protect?
Praise for The Wild Card:
'Come on, it's a tennis story! How can I not love it?!' BILLIE JEAN KING
'A pacey page-turner' THE TIMES
'Full of twists and turns. We loved it!' HEAT
'Fizzing with excitement and high stakes' JO THOMAS
'Absolutely fantastic' CHRIS EVANS
'A brilliant read' BELLA
'A high-stakes novel set in the world she knows best' The i
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Orion Publishing Co
Product notice
Trade binding
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 160 mm
Thickness: 31 mm
Weight
530 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-3987-1133-4 (9781398711334)
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Person
Judy Murray is a former Scottish international tennis player with 64 national titles to her name. She became Scottish National Coach in 1995, the same year that she became the first woman to pass the Lawn Tennis Association's Performance Coach Award. She initiated the Scottish National Development Schools programme targeting 20 kids age 8 to 11, which ultimately produced four Davis Cup players and one Fed Cup player, including her Grand-Slam-winning sons, Jamie and Andy. In 2011 Judy was appointed Captain of the British Fed Cup and has used this role to grow the profile and numbers in women's tennis as well as increase and improve the female coach workforce. Judy has developed several initiatives including Miss-Hits - a fun starter tennis programme for girls age 5-8 and Tennis on the Road - a mobile outreach programme which takes tennis into areas of Scotland where the sport doesn't exist.