Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid
‘Carrie Soto is Back’ by Taylor Jenkins Reid, bestselling author of ‘The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo’, ‘Daisy Jones & The Six’ and ‘Malibu Rising’.
‘Carrie Soto is back! She is the best tennis player in the world, and she knows it. Her 20 Grand Slam titles, a record that seemed safe at the time of retirement, is now up for grabs. So Carrie returns to the tour at the age of 37 with her dad as her coach, and we are led back through her journey from childhood to champion.
Carrie is an interesting person. By no means charming or friendly, she is here to win and yet, somehow, you find yourself cheering for her and her unique story.
The story is linear as we follow the year of the four Grand Slam tournaments, and as a reader you get to spend a lot of time on the courts.
The premise of the book is both timely and interesting – especially with the US Open retirement of Serena Williams happening in real time, and I found myself turning pages quickly and really wondering how Carrie would succeed?
It’s one woman, one claim…game, set, match for this book.