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Carrie Soto Is Back

Taylor Jenkins Reid

Hutchinson

Heinemann £16.99 Careers in tennis don’t last long. At 37, retired champion Carrie Soto knows this. But when her Grand Slam record is challenged by a younger player, she cannot allow her legacy to fade. Over the next year, Carrie – battling aching knees and coached by her father, Javier – competes against women half her age. Carrie Soto Is Back is more than a book about tennis: it is a touching story of a father-daughter relationship, a burgeoning romance and the allconsuming price of success.

Francesca Peacock