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Swimming

Nicola Keegan

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English
Vintage
01 September 2010
Here is a debut not to be missed from a ferocious, unusual, funny, exuberantly alive new voice in fiction - a coming-of-age story with a dark edge that's reminiscent of Lionel Shriver.

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.
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Imprint:   Vintage
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 198mm,  Width: 129mm,  Spine: 20mm
Weight:   223g
ISBN:   9780099523956
ISBN 10:   0099523957
Pages:   320
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

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.

Reviews for Swimming

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


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