Swimming

Nicola Keegan

For Philomena "Pip" Ash, swimming is a necessity, a welcome escape from problems that encroach on her on land: her hopeless mother, her sardonic older sister who is diagnosed with cancer, her father's death in a flying accident, a best friend more interested in her own love-life than in friendship, a Catholic school full of oppressive nuns. As she perfects her technique in the pool, she is set for gold in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. But Olympic stardom is shortlived and her troubles catch up with her. Told in the heroine's wryly comic voice, Swimming is a novel about growing up, about talent, and about having what it takes to survive.

Chatto & Windus 2009

Translated into: Polish

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