Sudden Death: A Novel

Sudden Death: A Novel

Outrageous, irrepressible and endlesslyÂ Â entertaining, the bestselling author of Rubyfruit JungleÂ Â and Bingo spins a behind-the-scenes tale of women'sÂ Â professional tennis that dramtically intertwinesÂ Â the heart-stopping excitement of competition andÂ Â the lingering heartache of intimate human bonds.Â Â Carmen Semanan loves three things passionalty:Â Â tennis, money and professor Harriet Rawls. JustÂ Â twenty-four, Carmen is at her peak as one of theÂ Â world's top-seeded tennis champions, determined to winÂ Â the coveted Grand Slam. She is protected fromÂ Â everything but the grueling demands of her sport by anÂ Â avericious agent and her devoted gusty Harriet.Â Â All the odds are in her favor. But there are weedsÂ Â growing in her paradise patch. Carmen's vey latinÂ Â brother, Miguel, parlays her succes into aÂ Â financial house of cards with deals that includeÂ Â smuggling, forgery, and fraud. Susan Reilly, Carmen'sÂ Â archrival and former lover, leaks word of Carms'sÂ Â relationship with Harriet to the press--and tennis'sÂ Â best-kept secret is blown into a front-pageÂ Â scandal. From the French Open to Wimbledon, jealousies,Â Â ambitions and passions are set to explode. Now,Â Â with everything she cherishes on the line, CarmenÂ Â must test the true depths of her feelings-both onÂ Â and off the court.
Country USA
Brand Bantam
Manufacturer Bantam
Binding Mass Market Paperback
ItemPartNumber 0553269305_used
Color White
ReleaseDate 1984-03-01
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780553269307

Country	USA
Brand	Bantam
Manufacturer	Bantam
Binding	Mass Market Paperback
ItemPartNumber	0553269305_used
Color	White
ReleaseDate	1984-03-01
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780553269307

Sudden Death: A Novel

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