Double Fault, Lionel Shriver
Double Fault, Lionel Shriver
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Double Fault

Author: Lionel Shriver

Narrator: Renee Raudman

Unabridged: 11 hr 58 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 05/01/2009

Synopsis

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. From acclaimed author Lionel Shriver comes a brilliant and unflinching novel about the devastating cost of prizing achievement over love.

About Lionel Shriver

Lionel Shriver's books include The Post-Birthday World, Game Control, and the Orange Prize-winning We Need to Talk About Kevin. She writes frequently for the Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, and The Independent. She lives in London.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Baba

Shriver's earlier novel published 6 years before this one, We Need To Talk About Kevin was a monster hit for me. In Double Fault Shriver takes a look at the evolving needs and roles of women in modern marriages using the interesting example of two professional tennis players that get married to each......more

Goodreads review by Leo

Can always digest a Shriver novel easily- the writing flows, the insight is heavy, and I always know where they're going- somewhere bad! (This is a terrible cover, btw- you can't see how badly photoshopped the racket and ball are into the stock photo. Doesn't seem like they had much faith for this no......more

Goodreads review by Robert

I am a huge fan of Lionel Shriver (I think The Post-Birthday World is one of the finest novels on the subject of love, marriage and romance in our modern era). I was not necessarily drawn to this novel because of the subject. Although I don't hate tennis and can take watching it in small doses, I am......more

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