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"This book is about the small and large ways we hurt each other in the greatest competition on the face of the earth: Love. Buy it. It belongs on that shelf of books you will return to again and again."-Harry Crews "Shriver confronts some disconcerting truths that defy a pat, politically... read more

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  • Wilhemena "Willy" Novinksy: Professional female tennis player working her way up the circuit.
  • Eric Oberdorf: Willy's husband, who is also breaking into professional tennis.
  • Max Upchurch: Willy's coach, who has been directing her career since she was seventeen.
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At the top of the toss, the ball paused, weightless.

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  1. Lionel Shriver (Author)

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Page Count: 352

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