{"product_id":"play-the-game-sophie-thomas-9781738568390","title":"Play the Game","description":"\u003cp\u003eNaomi Sullivan is retired. Technically.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter an on-court injury took her out of the professional tennis tour just over a year ago, Naomi quietly made peace with the fact that her tennis career was over. And she'd always had a Plan B to be a physiotherapist; it just happened earlier than she planned. Nine years at the top wasn't a bad run.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat is, until a chance encounter with the current men's tennis British Number One puts playing back on her radar, and the one thing she doesn't have in her trophy cabinet. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn Olympic gold medal. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd with the Madrid Olympics just over a year away, now is her last chance. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSam Reed is too young to be jaded by his career, but on the cusp of twenty-five, that is exactly how he feels. Playing isn't fun anymore, and the longer he's on the tour, the worse his relationship with his dad-and coach-gets. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccidentally slamming a ball into the coffee cup of one of the reasons he chose tennis in the first place might change that, though. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe proposition is simple: to double Naomi's chances at winning gold, she and Sam should pair up for her final year on tour and play mixed doubles. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNaomi gets a chance to end her career on her own terms and in a hopeful blaze of glory. And Sam can remember that playing tennis shouldn't feel like a chore, nor be his sole purpose in life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd the two of them might find that their on-court partnership can also work off court. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sophie Thomas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1738568393\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781738568390\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sophie Thomas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/09\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.67d","brand":"Sophie Thomas","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48874698670335,"sku":"9781738568390","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/play-the-game-sophie-thomas-9781738568390","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}