Bibliograph

Suzanne, the jazz age goddess of tennis, by Tom Humberstone

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Label

Suzanne, the jazz age goddess of tennis, by Tom Humberstone

Language

eng

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Suzanne

Nature of contents

bibliographycomics graphic novels

Oclc number

1338683853

Responsibility statement

by Tom Humberstone

Sub title

the jazz age goddess of tennis

Summary

One of the greatest tennis players the world has ever seen was a woman few even remember. A championship player by the age of fifteen in a Europe overshadowed by impending war, Suzanne Lenglen broke records for ticket sales and match winning streaks, scandalised and entranced the public with her playing outfits, and became a pioneer, making friends and enemies throughout restrictive tennis society in the trailblazing jazz age. With stunning art and an astute eye, 'Suzanne' explores how a figure both enormously influential and too-often overlooked battled her father's ambition, bias in sporting journalism, and her own divisive personality, to forge a new path, and to change sport forever.-- Back cover

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