Getting a Grip

Monica Seles

RRP: £16.99

Publisher: JR Books Ltd

Publication Date : 25/05/2009

Hardback

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Guardian Bookshop Notes:

At the age of 16, Seles became the youngest winner of the French Open, and proceeded to dominate the tennis circuit for 3 years. But in 1993, she defeated Steffi Graf, and was stabbed in the back by an enraged Graf fan. She never regained her dominance, and endured injury, binge eating and near-death before re-emerging as a UN ambassador.

Publisher's description:

* From tennis star to UN goodwill ambassador, via fame, a brutal stabbing, depression, and gruelling six-hour workouts sabotaged by an eating disorder, this, at last, is Monica Seles' true story * A compelling tale of vulnerability, painful emotions, determination, amazing talent and finding peace and balance * 'Perhaps the most adored figure in the sport's history' Sports Illustrated

ISBN: 9781906779436