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The Swimmers: A Novel (Carnegie Medal for Excellence Winner)

Om The Swimmers: A Novel (Carnegie Medal for Excellence Winner)

"The swimmers are unknown to each other except through their private routines (slow lane, fast lane), and the solace each takes in their morning or afternoon laps. But when a crack appears at the bottom of the pool, they are cast out into an unforgiving world. One of these swimmers is Alice, who is slowly losing her memory. For Alice, the pool was a final stand against the darkness of her encroaching dementia. Without the fellowship of other swimmers and the routine of her daily laps she is plunged into dislocation and chaos, swept into memories of her childhood and the Japanese American incarceration camp in which she spent the war. Alice's estranged daughter, reentering her mother's life too late, witnesses her devastating decline"--

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  • Språk:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9780593466629
  • Bindende:
  • Paperback
  • Sider:
  • 192
  • Utgitt:
  • 24. januar 2023
  • Dimensjoner:
  • 130x17x200 mm.
  • Vekt:
  • 198 g.
  • BLACK NOVEMBER
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Leveringstid: 4-7 virkedager
Forventet levering: 6. desember 2024

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"The swimmers are unknown to each other except through their private routines (slow lane, fast lane), and the solace each takes in their morning or afternoon laps. But when a crack appears at the bottom of the pool, they are cast out into an unforgiving world. One of these swimmers is Alice, who is slowly losing her memory. For Alice, the pool was a final stand against the darkness of her encroaching dementia. Without the fellowship of other swimmers and the routine of her daily laps she is plunged into dislocation and chaos, swept into memories of her childhood and the Japanese American incarceration camp in which she spent the war. Alice's estranged daughter, reentering her mother's life too late, witnesses her devastating decline"--

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