EAN: 9780241994283

THE SWIMMERS - JULIE OTSUKA KARTONIERT (TB)

Winner of the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction  'Exquisite' The New York Times 
'A tale of grief and memory awash with dark humour and wit' Spectator 
____________________________________________________   "Up there " she says  "I'm just another
little old lady. But down here  at the pool  I'm myself."   For the people who swim there each
day  the local pool is a haven of unexpected kinship and private solace. For Alice  her daily
laps have become the ritual that gives her life meaning  even though she may not remember the
combination to her locker or where she put her towel.  But one day  a crack appears deep
beneath the surface of the water  and then another  and then another. The pool must close for
repairs  and with that Alice is plunged into dislocation and chaos.  Away from the steady
routines of her swimming  she is engulfed by difficult memories of her own past. And as her
sense of home  and of herself  slip further out of her grasp  her daughter must navigate the
newly fractured landscape of their relationship.   From the internationally bestselling author
of The Buddha in the Attic comes a novel about memory and loss  mothers and daughters  the
stories that make up a life  and what happens when they start to unravel. 
______________________________________________   'I'm in awe of how this beautiful  graceful
novel can hold so much grief and loss and love in its pages: a literary gem.' Nicci Gerrard  
'An unforgettable novel about mothers and daughters by a spellbinding talent' Daily Mail

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