Good book. Takes the reader back to 1938 and the struggles of two women in the tennis scene. One German. ( )

This was a historical romance with a tiny bit of thriller in it. It took place in the late 1930s, (37 on) and was about two women. Helen, an American tennis player who is a highly amateur ranked in the world, and Meike, a German player, who is also an amateur who is ranked number one in women's tennis. They also happen to be exes. And they both happen to be playing at a time in the world when sports meant more than just the medals, races, or matches won. It's an up and down, back and forth story (narrative wise) with some parts that were unsurprising to me, and some parts that very much surprised me.

One thing I really liked was the descriptions of the places especially. The tennis stuff was solid too. I've played since I was a little kid and reading the tennis parts were just as enjoyable as the romance parts.

I will say that here and there I did get jerked out of the story because someone sounded just a little too modern, but it was only sporadically. And other than that I really enjoyed the book.

I got this advanced galley through Netgalley on behalf of Bold Strokes Books. ( )