The Wild Card: The captivating, uplifting and addictive summer read you don’t want to miss in 2023!

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The Open University is proud to sponsor Judy Murray: The Wild Card in conversation with Nicola Meighan, at the Edinburgh International Book Festival 2023. Come for the Wimbledon vibes to ease the end of grass season, stay for the excellent character development. The books featured on this site are aimed primarily at readers aged 13 or above and therefore you must be 13 years or over to sign up to our newsletter.The book takes you on a journey through Abi’s second week at the championships, interspersed with flashbacks providing the back story as to how she has found herself in this surprising position. 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. years later after earning a wildcard into Wimbledon she finds herself in the second week and playing against the top women players who are almost half her age.

Orion Fiction has secured a two-book deal, including The Wild Card, from debut novelist and former international tennis player Judy Murray. Reminded me a little of the movie ‘Wimbledon’, (to the extent it conjures the behind the scenes goings on in players camps). 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!

This is the tennis book I have been wanting to read all my tennis-obsessed bookworm life - and it was absolutely worth the wait. Charlotte Mursell, editorial director, acquired world all language rights from Kerr MacRae at Kerr MacRae LPA. Judy has developed several initiatives including Miss-Hits - a fun starter tennis programme for girls age 5-8 and Tennis on the Road - a mobile outreach programme which takes tennis into areas of Scotland where the sport doesn't exist.