Double Fault - A Novel

"Shriver shows in a masterstroke why character is fate and how sport reveals it." -- New York Times Book Review From the author of the New York Times bestseller The Post-Birthday World , and the international bestseller We Need to Talk About Kevin comes a brilliant and unflinching novel about the devastating cost of prizing achievement over love Tennis has been Willy Novinsky''s one love ever since she first picked up a racquet at the age of four. A middle-ranked pro at twenty-three, she''s met her match in Eric Oberdorf, a low-ranked, untested Princeton grad who also intends to make his mark on the international tennis circuit. Eric becomes Willy''s first passion off the court, and eventually they marry. But while wedded life begins well, full-tilt competition soon puts a strain on their relationship--and an unexpected accident sends driven and gifted Willy sliding irrevocably toward resentment, tragedy, and despair.

About the author

Although Lionel Shriver has published many novels, a collection of essays, and a column in the Spectator since 2017, and her journalism has been featured in publications including the Guardian, the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal, she in no way wishes for the inclusion of this information to imply that she is more “intelligent” or “accomplished” than anyone else. The outdated meritocracy of intellectual achievement has made her a bestselling author multiple times and accorded her awards, including the Orange Prize, but she accepts that all of these accidental accolades are basically meaningless. She lives in Portugal and Brooklyn, New York.

Product details

• Authors: Barrington Saddler LLC, Lionel Shriver
• Publisher: Harper Perennial USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2009
• EAN: 9780061711381
• ISBN: 978-0-06-171138-1
• No. of pages: 352
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 203 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION: Literary, DRAMA: American / General, DRAMA: Women Authors, FICTION: Romance / Historical / American, FICTION: Family Life / Marriage & Divorce, FICTION: Romance / New Adult, FICTION: Romance / Sports *, FICTION: Sports, FICTION: Romance / Later in Life, FICTION: World Literature / American / General