The Swimmers Carol Atherton under ever-present threat of bombardment

under ever-present threat of bombardment

is smart and beautiful - and very dangerous

swimming in icy waters and sailing arctic seas

She described the sessions in a journal she created for her husband

It reveals Anne as a teenage girl who fretted about and tried to cope with her own emerging sexuality and who also veered between being a carefree child and an aware adult

The Swimmers Carol Atherton under ever-present threat of bombardmentAuthor: Julie Otsuka ISBN: 9780241994283 Format: B Format Paperback Publisher: Penguin UK Winner of the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction 'Exquisite' The New York Times 'A tale of grief and memory awash with dark humour and wit' Spectator ____________________________________________________ "Up there," she says, "I'm just another little old lady. But down here, at the pool, I'm myself."For the people who swim there each day, the local