Double Fault - Softcover

"Shriver explores the obsessive side of Willy's character and confronts some disconcerting truths that defy a pat, politically correct resolution....Shriver shows in a masterstroke why character is fate and how sport reveals it."--New York Times Book Review

"[Lionel Shriver] has written a gorgeous, compelling tragedy in which she stays with her game every step of the way."--Dallas Morning News

"Shriver's novel provides an eye-opening and authentic look at the cutthroat world of pro tennis, but it's more than just a sports expose. It's the melancholy and tempestuous story of two people whose love couldn't survive their own selfishness."--Booklist

"I can only hope that with Double Fault Lionel Shriver recieves the acclaim she has so long deserved...It belongs on that shelf of books you will return to again and again."--Harry Crews, author of A Feast of Snakes and Body

"Fully using the strongest part of her game--psychological insight--Shriver tracks the fleeting joy and prolonged despair of a young couple....[Double Fault is a] moving, resonant tale of two sparkling careers and two decent people unable to live in harmony."--Kirkus Reviews

"A brilliant tale of doomed love....This is not a novel about tennis or rivalry; it's about love, marriage and the balance of power in relationships....Double Fault is a compelling and playfully ironic take on the sex wars, blistering with...brilliant writing and caustic language."--The Observer (London)

"Double Fault combines the urgency of a page-turner with the satisfactions of fine style... powerful, provocative, and unrelenting."--Scott Spencer, author of Endless Love and Waking the Dead

"Lionel Shriver has something new....Whether you go for tennis or not, the furious back-and-forth of the game in Double Fault can hypnotize you....Shriver brings an insider's knowledge and a truly athletic prose to her descriptions of what happens on the court."--New York Newsday

What price do you pay for prizing success over love?