In this wildly entertaining and informative memoir reminiscent of Nick Hornby's Fever Pitch-but for the world of tennis-one man recounts his all-consuming obsession with Roger Federer and delves into the fascinating history and evolution of this beloved sport.
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"Ralph Lister's performance of Skidelsky's quirky love letter to tennis champ Roger Federer is forceful, energetic, and captures its obsessive heart."
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William Skidelsky has been literary editor of the Observer and the New Statesman, as well as deputy editor of Prospect magazine. He has written about tennis for the Observer, Prospect, and the Economist. He played tennis to county level as a junior and now plays at a club in London, where he is first team captain.
Ralph Lister is an actor, voice actor, and AudioFile Earphones Award–winning narrator. He spent fifteen years in London theater before moving to the United States to focus on film and television. He has held numerous roles in Shakespeare and modern dramas, as well as starring roles in independent films. His voice and character work can be heard in Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearland 13 Going On 30. He lives in Los Angeles.