An unexpected tragedy at a community pool. A familys unrelenting expectation of victory. The desire to gain or lose control; to make time speed up or stop; to be frighteningly, undeniably good at something. Each of the eight teenage girl boxers in this blistering debut novel has her own reasons for the sacrifices she has made to come to Reno, Nevada, to compete to be named the best in the country. Through a series of face-offs that are raw, ecstatic, and punctuated by flashes of humor and tenderness, prizewinning writer Rita Bullwinkelanimates the competitors pasts and futures as they summon the emotion, imagination, and force of will required to win. Frenetic, surprising, and strikingly original,Headshotis a portrait of the desire, envy, perfectionism, madness, and sheer physical pleasure that motivate young women to fighteven, and perhaps especially, when no one else is watching. PRODUCT DETAILS : ISBN :9780593654101 BY (AUTHOR) Bullwinkel, Rita PUBLISHER : Penguin USPenguin USPenguin US PUBLICATION DATE : Mar 12, 2024 COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION : United States IMPRINT : LANGUAGE : English AGE : General PRODUCT FORM : Hardback DIMENSION : 5.68 x 0.81 x 8.53 inchesWEIGHT : 1040 g PRODUCT CATEGORY :Fiction & Related items