The Wild Card: The captivating, uplifting and addictive summer read you don’t want to miss in 2023!

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Muriel Spark was the grande dame of Scottish letters. A prolific writer, she has produced over twenty novels as well as works of poetry, drama, biography, non-fiction and children’s stories. Spark was born Muriel Camberg in Edinburgh in 1918 and educat … The Open University is proud to sponsor Judy Murray: The Wild Card in conversation with Nicola Meighan, at the Edinburgh International Book Festival 2023.

The Wild Card by Judy Murray | Goodreads

Open University honorary graduate Judy Murray retired from tennis coaching to fulfil her lifelong dream of becoming a writer. Judy Murray is a former Scottish international tennis player and has 64 national titles to her name. In 1995 she became the Scottish National Coach. Judy is a powerful voice in the battle for equality of opportunity for women in sport and was awarded an OBE for services to tennis, women in sport and charity. Yet as those long-buried dreams of lifting the sparkling silver trophy on centre court inch closer, Abi knows that it’s only a matter of time before the press start digging into her past and uncover the secret she’s kept hidden for so long.Twenty years ago, Abigail Patterson put her promising tennis career on hold to have her baby son, Robbie. But after a wild card entry to Wimbledon, she suddenly finds herself swept up in a world she thought she’d left behind – and against all odds, she’s winning! Today, she talks about her debut, The Wild Card. Set at a tennis tournament, it centres on a 38 year old woman successfully rekindling her playing career, years after putting it on hold. But the threat of her secret looms… Murray discusses her tale of triumph over adversity.

The Wild Card by Judy Murray | Waterstones

Judy Murray discusses her debut novel, The Wild Card, an uplifting story about how it's never too late to follow your dreams: Abigail Patterson puts her promising tennis career on hold to have a baby. Twenty years later, after a wild card entry, she finds herself playing at Wimbledon… about the author