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She is aware that this particular landscape is not without its own ghosts and history.\u003cbr\u003e This is the story of a beautiful obsession: of the thrill of a still, turquoise lake, of cracking the ice before submerging, of floating under blue skies, of tangled weeds and murkiness, of cool, fresh, spring swimming\u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003eof facing past fears of near-drowning and of breaking free. \u003cbr\u003e When she completes her year of swimming, Jessica finds she has new strength\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003eand she has also found friends and has gained some understanding of how the landscape both haunts and holds us.\u003cbr\u003e This book is for everyone who loves swimming, who wishes they could push themselves beyond caution, who understands the deep pleasure of using the body's strength, who knows what it is to abandon all thought and float home to the surface.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":52099437986065,"sku":"CIN0735233284G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780735233287.jpg?v=1757085951"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-au\/collections\/author-books-by-jessica-j-lee.oembed","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}