Swimming by Nicola Keegan
For Pip, swimming is a necessity. With a hopeless mother, a drug-addled sister and a best friend more interested in her own love-life than in friendship, swimming provides a welcome escape. But as Olympic stardom beckons, Pip must decide whether her future lies in the water or on land. Swimming is a novel about growing up, about talent, and about having what it takes to survive.
A significant, dazzling debut -- Kate Saunders * The Times *
[A] ravishing first novel..gorgeous * New York Times *
Told with wry, understated compassion, this engrossing novel ponders the challenges of growing up gifted -- Hephzibah Anderson * Daily Mail *
Keegan's vivid, splashy prose and off-the-wall humour suit the story of the harrowing traumas of an adolescence...Swimming's, moving, exhilarating story of love, sport, triumph and loss is pretty much a winner -- Tina Jackson * Metro *
Keegan's shimmering, fluid prose is outwardly playful, yet this is a seriously well-crafted novel -- Catherine Taylor * Guardian *
[A] ravishing first novel..gorgeous * New York Times *
Told with wry, understated compassion, this engrossing novel ponders the challenges of growing up gifted -- Hephzibah Anderson * Daily Mail *
Keegan's vivid, splashy prose and off-the-wall humour suit the story of the harrowing traumas of an adolescence...Swimming's, moving, exhilarating story of love, sport, triumph and loss is pretty much a winner -- Tina Jackson * Metro *
Keegan's shimmering, fluid prose is outwardly playful, yet this is a seriously well-crafted novel -- Catherine Taylor * Guardian *
Nicola Keegan was born in Galway, brought up in America and now divides her time between Ireland and France with her husband and three children. Swimming is her first novel.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780099523956 |
| ISBN 10 | 0099523957 |
| Title | Swimming |
| Author | Nicola Keegan |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2010-07-01 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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