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In-this-powerful-novel-about-the-cost-of-greatness,-a-legendary-athlete-attempts-a-comeback-when-the-world-considers-her-past-her-prime—from-the New-York-Times bestselling-author-of Malibu-Rising.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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