Double Fault by Lionel Shriver
Willy Novinsky is a born tennis player. Playing since five, she has dominated the sport, beating out first her father and sister, and then going on to trounce all other opponents so badly that no…
Willy Novinsky is a born tennis player. Playing since five, she has dominated the sport, beating out first her father and sister, and then going on to trounce all other opponents so badly that no…
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