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Judy Murray: The Wild Card - Eventbrite Judy Murray: The Wild Card - Eventbrite

I did enjoy the story, even if you could see what was coming a mile off, I think tighter writing could have kept that a bit more hidden. I’m fortunate to live very close to a leisure club [in Perthshire, Scotland] that has a fabulous gym, steam room, and swimming pool. Judy Murray whisks us back stage at Wimbledon into the dressing rooms, the secret tunnels, showcasing the drive, the determination and the support needed to propel talent to the very top - and the dark underbelly of a world where hungry, vulnerable teens are desperate to make it no matter what. This wasn't as good as I'd hoped, the story was as you expect more about tennis and the Wimbledon championship. Please note: Waterstones Guildford will be selling copies of The Wild Card and Judy Murray will be signing books before her event from 18:10 in the foyer of the Electric Theatre.Stretching is incredibly important as you get older – I’ve got five grandchildren and I want to be able to chase after them! I had high hopes for this debut novel from Judy Murray especially with all the hype that went with it. 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. 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. It was fine, very readable and told in a simple style but without much heart or chemistry in a lot of the characters.

The Wild Card - Books from Scotland The Wild Card - Books from Scotland

She became Scottish National Coach in 1995, the same year that she became the first woman to pass the Lawn Tennis Association's Performance Coach Award. Hallewell Publications is a small publishing house based in Argyll which concentrates largely on a single project: a popular series of walking guides which covers Scotland and selected areas of England.The novel takes place over a dual timeline, with the “Now” sections spanning a week at The Championships and the “Then” section shedding light on why Abi’s once bright future as a tennis pro was put on hold all those years ago. Perfect, escapist holiday reading this is going to be one of the hits of the summer next year — best read with a punnet of strawberries and cream!

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

Alongside her tennis and coaching achievements, Judy was a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing in 2014, a Costa Book Award judge in 2021 and made her debut at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2022. Mursell commented: "I am so thrilled to be publishing Judy Murray’s brilliant debut at Orion Fiction. 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. She initiated the Scottish National Development Schools programme targeting 20 kids age 8 to 11, which ultimately produced four Davis Cup players and one Fed Cup player, including her Grand-Slam-winning sons, Jamie and Andy. 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.Judy Murray is a former Scottish international tennis player and has 64 national titles to her name. Abby is a great heroine, strong, flawed and likeable and very real, and the two timeline story zips along like a perfect serve (couldn't resist! Judy Murray is a former Scottish international tennis player and has 64 national titles to her name. Set at a tennis tournament, it centres on a 38 year old woman successfully rekindling her playing career, years after putting it on hold.