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Sportswriter Judd Mackie has earned fame with his scathing columns. Women's tennis pro Stevie Corbett is a favorite target of his sarcastic prose. In his view, she's too focused on being a cute, crowd-pleaser to be taken seriously as an athlete on the court. What Stevie's nemesis doesn't know is that she's suffering a medical condition that's all too serious and potentially ruinous to her career. When Judd uncovers the sensational story, he recognizes...
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"Paul Essinger is a mid-ranking tennis professional on the ATP tour. His girlfriend Dana is an ex-model and photographer, and the mother of their two-year-old son, Cal. Together they form a tableau of the contented upper-middle-class New York family. But summer storms are blowing through Manhattan, and Paul's parents have come to stay in the build-up to the US Open. Over the course of the weekend, several generations of domestic tension are brought...
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"A novel that looks at marriage, sibling rivalry, and the lies we tell others and ourselves"--
Stan and Joy Delaney are killers on the tennis court, and off it their chemistry is palpable. But after fifty years of marriage, they've finally sold their famed tennis academy and are ready to start what should be the golden years of their lives. The four Delaney children -- Amy, Logan, Troy, and Brooke -- were tennis stars in their own right. None of...
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Verghese's marriage is unraveling. He relocates to El Paso, Texas, hoping to make a fresh start as a staff member at the county hospital. He meets David, a medical student and former tennis pro, and their matches reawaken Verghese's passion for the game. As David's life takes some disturbing turns, Verghese finds himself forced to choose between his role as friend and that of authority figure.
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