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  • The Black Widow: A Memoir

    The Black Widow by Lee, Jeanette; Benbow, Dana;

    A Memoir

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    Estimated delivery time: Expected time of arrival: end of January 2026.
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    Product details:

    • Publisher Triumph Books
    • Date of Publication 13 August 2024
    • Number of Volumes Cloth Over Boards

    • ISBN 9781637273999
    • Binding Hardback
    • No. of pages256 pages
    • Size 228x152x30 mm
    • Weight 590 g
    • Language English
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    Long description:

    A candid and moving autobiography by the 'Black Widow' of billiards

    Jeanette Lee was 18 years old when she walked into a New York City pool hall and became enamored by the elegant geometry of the game. Before long, she was an unmistakable figure on the international competition circuit, dressed head-to-toe in black, stalking the billiards table and gazing down her cue as if tracking her prey.

    In this new memoir, the woman nicknamed 'The Black Widow' opens up about her legendary career and the rich, unpredictable life she's woven around it. Lee details her upbringing in a Korean-American household in Brooklyn, her single-minded drive to reach the pinnacle of her sport, and her unlikely entry into the realm of mainstream celebrity in an era where female athletes rarely got their share of the limelight.

    Lee also reflects on her lifelong struggle with scoliosis, which necessitated over twenty operations during her playing career; her public battle with Stage 4 ovarian cancer; and the communities that gave her strength throughout.

    Written with warmth and candor, this is the definitive story of a true icon.

    "A must-read about a courageous billiards icon now facing the most significant challenge of her life." - Booklist starred review

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