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Sometimes making history means breaking some rulesThis is a gripping historical fiction novel about bravery, hard work, the quest for success and two women''s stand against prejudice in all its forms, perfect for fans of Kate Quinn, Sadeqa Johnson and Dolen Perkins-Valdez.New York, 1950. Ambitious journalist Hettie Carlin is reeling from a scandal and desperate for a scoop to salvage her career. When her boss tasks her with covering the meteoric rise of Althea Gibson, the tennis world's newest star, there's just two problems: Hettie knows nothing about tennis. Plus, her and Althea have a history and it's not pretty.Hettie must convince a media-sceptic Althea Gibson to allow Hettie back into her life, and it won't be an easy feat. But, as Althea's star rises and she challenges the status quo, she faces media bias, tennis establishment prejudice, and discrimination head-on and Althea soon realises she may just need Hettie, too, in order to tell her own story on her own terms.When Althe

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      Publisher Harper Collins
      Imprint HarperCollins Publishers
      Published 8/15/2024
      ISBN-13 9780008697594
      978-0008697594
      ISBN-10 0008697590
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      Sometimes making history means breaking some rulesThis is a gripping historical fiction novel about bravery, hard work, the quest for success and two women''s stand against prejudice in all its forms, perfect for fans of Kate Quinn, Sadeqa Johnson and Dolen Perkins-Valdez.New York, 1950. Ambitious journalist Hettie Carlin is reeling from a scandal and desperate for a scoop to salvage her career. When her boss tasks her with covering the meteoric rise of Althea Gibson, the tennis world's newest star, there's just two problems: Hettie knows nothing about tennis. Plus, her and Althea have a history and it's not pretty.Hettie must convince a media-sceptic Althea Gibson to allow Hettie back into her life, and it won't be an easy feat. But, as Althea's star rises and she challenges the status quo, she faces media bias, tennis establishment prejudice, and discrimination head-on and Althea soon realises she may just need Hettie, too, in order to tell her own story on her own terms.When Althe

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