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Yet as those long-buried dreams of lifting the sparkling silver trophy on centre court inch closer, Abi knows that it’s only a matter of time before the press start digging into her past and uncover the secret she’s kept hidden for so long. Save The wildlife of Springwood Estate: a talk to your collection. Share The wildlife of Springwood Estate: a talk with your friends.

The Wild Card: The captivating, uplifting and addictive

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Judy Murray discusses her debut novel, The Wild Card, an uplifting story about how it's never too late to follow your dreams: Abigail Patterson puts her promising tennis career on hold to have a baby. Twenty years later, after a wild card entry, she finds herself playing at Wimbledon… about the author Judy Murray is a former Scottish international tennis player and has 64 national titles to her name. In 1995 she became the Scottish National Coach. Judy is a powerful voice in the battle for equality of opportunity for women in sport and was awarded an OBE for services to tennis, women in sport and charity. I really wanted to love this book. It was perfectly timed to read alongside Wimbledon fortnight and I admire Judy Murray for her foray into something different by writing, but sadly it fell really flat for me. It was predictable from beginning to end, which can be okay in a book like this if the writing is great - unfortunately, it’s not. There’s so much ‘tell’ rather than ‘show’. It felt like the end was written in a rush, three really obvious typos - the plural of a word in error, completely wrong spelling of another and a sentence which had been repeated within itself. Again, these wee things are easy to overlook when the story has you completely immersed. I felt I was skim reading this in the end just to get it finished. Positives - a lovely insight to behind the scenes of the Wimbledon location itself, the changing rooms and players spaces, Abi as the main character was ‘nice’ and you did root for her yet I couldn’t help feel she could’ve been more impactful. Downsides? It felt like a half hearted attempt to show the dark side of coaching in sports, but didn’t really hit the mark. Predictable, lazy bits of the story to tie things up, it just felt meh.

Judy Murray Orion Fiction lands two-book deal with Judy Murray

Come for the Wimbledon vibes to ease the end of grass season, stay for the excellent character development. The Open University is proud to sponsor Judy Murray: The Wild Card in conversation with Nicola Meighan, at the Edinburgh International Book Festival 2023.Librarian note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name. See also Judy L. Murray and Judy Murray. Murray has 64 national titles to her name and in 1995 became the Scottish National Coach. Alongside her tennis and coaching achievements, Murray was a contestant on "Strictly Come Dancing" in 2014, a Costa Book Award judge in 2021 and will make her debut at the Edinburgh Fringe. The Wild Card is a "fresh, uplifting" story about how it is never too late to follow your dreams, following Abigail Patterson who, after putting her tennis career on hold, finds herself entered into the country’s biggest tennis championship as a wild card entry. However, her success in the competition means that is only a matter of time before the press start uncovering the secret Abi has kept hidden for so long. Save Make a wild Christmas wreath or table decoration at the Wild Cat Wilderness to your collection. Share Make a wild Christmas wreath or table decoration at the Wild Cat Wilderness with your friends. How do famous names spend their precious downtime? In our weekly My Saturday column, celebrities reveal their weekend virtues and vices. This week: Judy Murray 6am

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Judy is one of the most inspirational people I have met, a natural storyteller and has lived a life full of new experiences and achievements," said MacRae. There’s no getting away from it, the nights are fair drawing in. So embrace the falling leaves, cold … Save Meet the Maker: Francesca Wild - LDN to your collection. Share Meet the Maker: Francesca Wild - LDN with your friends. This is the tennis book I have been wanting to read all my tennis-obsessed bookworm life - and it was absolutely worth the wait. Save Rugged Beauty: The Wild Wines of Roussillon & Languedoc to your collection. Share Rugged Beauty: The Wild Wines of Roussillon & Languedoc with your friends.Twenty years ago, Abigail Patterson put her promising tennis career on hold to have her baby son, Robbie. But after a wild card entry to Wimbledon, she suddenly finds herself swept up in a world she thought she’d left behind – and against all odds, she’s winning! Orion Fiction has secured a two-book deal, including The Wild Card, from debut novelist and former international tennis player Judy Murray.

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