Abby Offsides – Anna McCallie

Advance praise for Abby Offsides “Abby Offsides, the witty debut from Anna McCallie, shines with sparkling banter and charming characters. This slow-burn sports romance is absolutely worth the wait…. Delightful!” —Carley Fortune, New York Times bestselling author of One Golden Summer “This book made me care about soccer—or football, rather—for the first time since Ted Lasso…. A charming debut romance that will make you want to fall in love with someone who has both a great accent and fabulous thigh muscles.” —Emma Straub, New York Times bestselling author of This Time Tomorrow “Irresistibly charming, Anna McCallie has written characters you’ll want to befriend, a leading man you’d leave your husband for!

Abby Offsides is an addictive, funny love story that’s the sweet escapism we all need in our lives right now.” —Fran Littlewood, New York Times bestselling author of Amazing Grace Adams “A big-hearted story about finding love and community in unexpected places. A character filled with longing, laughs, and a little healthy competition, Abby is as funny and relatable as the novel itself. I found myself rooting for Abby, Lachlan, and Mersey Football Club from the opening chapter of this sparklingly life-affirming debut.”

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Book Information

• Unique ID: 8b4b1eaf7f96d77f
• File Extension: .pdf
• File Size: 3,966,581 bytes (3.783 MB)
• Title: –
• Author: Unknown
• ISBN: 9798217093137, 9798217093144
• Pages: 322
• Language: English (en)

Reading & Word Statistics

• Estimated Reading Time: 533.1 minutes
• Total Words: 106,619
• Total Characters: 576,208
• Average Words per Page: 331.11
• Average Characters per Page: 1789.47

Most Frequent Words

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