{"product_id":"9780241994283-swimmers","title":"The Swimmers","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Exquisite' \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A tale of grief and memory awash with dark humour and wit' \u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e____________________________________________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Up there,\" she says, \"I'm just another little old lady. But down here, at the pool, I'm myself.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAway 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the internationally bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Buddha in the Attic\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e______________________________________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'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.'\u003c\/b\u003e Nicci Gerrard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An unforgettable novel about mothers and daughters by a spellbinding talent'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e Daily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40900168908897,"sku":"9780241994283","price":9.11,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_32273918.jpg?v=1737113061","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780241994283-swimmers","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}