Outrageous, irrepressible and endlessly entertaining, the bestselling author of Rubyfruit Jungle and Bingo spins a behind-the-scenes tale of women's professional tennis that dramtically intertwines the heart-stopping excitement of competition and the lingering heartache of intimate human bonds. Carmen Semanan loves three things passionalty: tennis, money and professor Harriet Rawls. Just twenty-four, Carmen is at her peak as one of the world's top-seeded tennis champions, determined to win the coveted Grand Slam. She is protected from everything but the grueling demands of her sport by an avericious agent and her devoted gusty Harriet. All the odds are in her favor. But there are weeds growing in her paradise patch. Carmen's vey latin brother, Miguel, parlays her succes into a financial house of cards with deals that include smuggling, forgery, and fraud. Susan Reilly, Carmen's archrival and former lover, leaks word of Carms's relationship with Harriet to the press--and tennis's best-kept secret is blown into a front-page scandal. From the French Open to Wimbledon, jealousies, ambitions and passions are set to explode. Now, with everything she cherishes on the line, Carmen must test the true depths of her feelings-both on and off the court.
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"If you thought Nora Ephron's Heartburn has cornered the market on true hearbreak, thinly veiled, make room for Sudden Death. . . .it not only chops the stars of women's professional tennis down to size; it tackles the whole pro tennis establishment."--The Washington Post.
Rita Mae Brown is the bestselling author of the Sneaky Pie Brown series; the Sister Jane series; A Nose for Justice and Murder Unleashed; Rubyfruit Jungle; In Her Day; and Six of One, as well as several other novels. An Emmy-nominated screenwriter and a poet, Brown lives in Afton, Virginia.
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**SIGNED & INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR, RITA MAE BROWN** HARDCOVER BOOK w/dust jacket. A BANTAM BOOK / MAY 1983 - FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING w/full number line 0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. COMPLIMENTARY DELIVERY CONFIRMATION INCLUDED. Boards clean, straight and edges sharp. Dust jacket in great condition, price intact, clean and glossy, minor shelf wear including two small edge tears. Pages crisp, clean and unmarked aside from small tan mark on outer edge of pages and inscription name crossed out above author signature. No remainder mark. Ships within 24 hrs from Oregon except for Sundays and Holidays. Thanks for supporting a small family business. Seller Inventory # QI-70SR-0O0O
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