Wimbledon Rogue - William Coles,Wimbledon Rogue - William Coles - kniha z kategorie Beletria

'From his precious vantage point, Bill recreates a world of gossip, lust and ambition, infused with sly humour and cultured judgment. This book is an ace!' Tunku Varadarajan, The Wall Street JournalWimbledon Rogue is what happens when the world's most buttoned-up sporting event is infiltrated by a mischievous tabloid reporter.It's Wimbledon 1996 - and tennis journeyman Shane Horne has suddenly started winning matches. Though Shane's wins have got nothing to do with his brilliant tennis technique. Shane is winning because he's made a new friend: Kim, the rogue Wimbledon linesman.Kim is so much more than a mere crooked tennis umpire. He's also an undercover tabloid reporter digging up al the Wimbledon dirt that's fit to print. Along the way, Kim just happens to be a matchmaker supreme. He's finding love for not just his fellow umpires, but for the Referee, and for the Honorary Stewards and even for the Wimbledon Cook. Wimbledon Rogue is the first ever Rom-Com that is focused on that fast-dying breed, the tennis linesman. There have been linesman at Wimbledon for 147 years - but there has never yet been a novel about them. Until Now.