Carrie Soto Is Back
Taylor Jenkins Reid, 2022
Historical fiction RomanceContemporary fiction
A retired tennis champion comes back for one last season to defend her Grand Slam record, with her father, her body and her pride on the line. The book moves with the brisk drive of a competitor, but its voice is witty and its quieter family moments are tender.
Feels like tenderness and serenity. About ambition, family and solitude.
Who it’s for
You may like it if you enjoy driven athletes, complicated father-daughter bonds, and a voice that stays sharp and witty under pressure. Be aware that tennis matches and training occupy much of the book, and the father's cancer history runs through the family story.
Why read it
A brisk, voice-driven story about ambition and family, with a heroine allowed to be difficult and tender at once; it gives you momentum and heart.
A page from the book
A father pretends not to care about the cameras. His daughter knows better.
My father shakes his head. “Lo dudo.” He barely moves his lips when he talks, his eye consciously avoiding the camera. I have no doubt that tomorrow morning, my father will open the paper and scan the sports pages looking for his photo. He will smile to himself when he sees that he looks nothing short of handsome. Although he lost weight earlier this year from the rounds of chemo he endured, he is cancer-free now. His body has bounced back. His color looks good. Taylor Jenkins Reid.Carrie Soto existed as a name in Reid's earlier novel Malibu Rising before Reid gave her a whole career, a father and a comeback.
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Questions readers ask
- Is Carrie Soto Is Back for me?
- You may like it if you enjoy driven athletes, complicated father-daughter bonds, and a voice that stays sharp and witty under pressure. Be aware that tennis matches and training occupy much of the book, and the father's cancer history runs through the family story.
- What is Carrie Soto Is Back like?
- The book moves with the brisk drive of a competitor, but its voice is witty and its quieter family moments are tender. Feels like tenderness and serenity. About ambition, family and solitude.
- What should I read after Carrie Soto Is Back?
- If you liked Carrie Soto Is Back, try Check & Mate (Ali Hazelwood), Lessons in Chemistry (Bonnie Garmus) and Little Fires Everywhere (Celeste Ng).
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