Scarlett Thomas, 41-LOVE: A Memoir

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Zibby Owens

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4.4 • 602 Ratings

🗓️ 5 January 2022

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Novelist Scarlett Thomas joins Zibby to discuss her debut memoir, 41-Love, about how she tried to play tennis competitively to put off her need to grow up. The two talk about their shared love for the game, how Scarlett wove a number of other sports stories into her own, and what happened in her life after quitting tennis that shaped the trajectory of the book. Scarlett also shares her fears about releasing such a deeply personal story into the world and whether or not she'd go through this experience again.

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