{"product_id":"9781529961485-underspin","title":"Underspin","description":"\u003cp\u003eChallengers meets Whiplash in this intimate, bruising novel about the short and tumultuous life of a table tennis prodigy, as seen through the eyes of those pulled into his orbit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Challengers, but make it table tennis' Lit Hub, 'Most Anticipated Books of 2025'\u003cbr\u003e'An eruption of a debut . . . with meticulous precision and tremendous heart' Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, author of Chain-Gang All-Stars\u003cbr\u003e'A superior force to be reckoned with' Neel Mukherjee, author of The Lives of Others and Choice\u003cbr\u003e'A kaleidoscopic novel . . . Zhao's prose is a marvel' Rob Franklin, author of Great Black Hope\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRyan Lo begins playing table tennis aged eight. His brilliant but ruthless coach sees a talent in him that might be nurtured into greatness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough an adolescence marked by hours of practice, matches away from home, clandestine relationships and a determination to win, Ryan ascends to the highest echelons of the game, just as he was supposed to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut here he is now, dead before his twenty-fifth birthday, leaving grief and confusion in his wake.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRyan Lo was meant to be great. What happened?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnderspin delves beneath the pressure that forges a champion, and the vulnerability that makes a coming of age- the crackling intensity of a match, the push and pull of first love, and the great injustices committed within our closest relationships.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Leaves a trail of fire in its wake . . . An electric debut' Jenny Tinghui Zhang, author of Four Treasures of the Sky\u003cbr\u003e'An unconventional and stylish portrait of a table tennis wunderkind . . . this book will immerse you in its high-stakes world until the very last page' Alina Grabowski, author of Women and Children First\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Doubleday Uk","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44466298978440,"sku":"9781529961485","price":34.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0371\/3443\/4440\/files\/underspin-9781529961485-8723140.jpg?v=1763043561","url":"https:\/\/littlelostbookshop.com.au\/products\/9781529961485-underspin","provider":"The Little Lost Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}