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Mursell commented: "I am so thrilled to be publishing Judy Murray’s brilliant debut at Orion Fiction. Full of twists, turns, (and tennis), The Wild Card is a brilliantly feel-good tale of second chances and chasing forgotten dreams. 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!" I usually wake up between 6am and 6.30am to daylight coming through the little gap in the curtains. I certainly don’t set an alarm for that time – I just think as I get older, I exist on less sleep. I’ll have hot water with lemon and fresh ginger; it signifies the start of my day. 7.30am The Telegraph values your comments but kindly requests all posts are on topic, constructive and respectful. Please review our As a big tennis fan, I love books set in the world of tennis, and who better to tell the story than Judy Murray?! 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. I really liked Abi as a character, as well as the supporting cast including her son Robbie and her best friend Georgie.
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Whilst the overall story line is a little far fetched, (or is it? Emma Radacanu won a grand slam from a wild card entry), the details feel very realistic and this must come from Judy’s vast experience in the sport. I loved the characters, and had that slight disappointment you get when you have to leave them behind as the novel finishes.
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Very average 2.5 rounded up to 3 because I can't find enough fault with it to be a 2 star. It was fine, very readable and told in a simple style but without much heart or chemistry in a lot of the characters. 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.
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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. 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.Most novels I’ve read don’t dig quite as deeply into the past as this, and the few that do don’t in … I’m fortunate to live very close to a leisure club [in Perthshire, Scotland] that has a fabulous gym, steam room, and swimming pool. I’ll go to the gym and do 15 minutes on the exercise bike. I find being in the gym really boring, so I always bring a book with me. I’ll go down to the outdoor hot pool, where I do a lot of my stretching exercises. Stretching is incredibly important as you get older – I’ve got five grandchildren and I want to be able to chase after them! 8.30am 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 Open University honorary graduate Judy Murray retired from tennis coaching to fulfil her lifelong dream of becoming a writer.
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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. 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
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