The Swimmers

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From the internationally best-selling author of The Buddha in the AtticAlice is one of many for whom their town swimming pool has become the centre of their lives - a place of unexpected kinship, freedom, and ritual. But as Alice's memory begins to splinter, her husband and daughter make the difficult choice to move her into a care home. There, as Alice reaches for the tethers of her past, her daughter must navigate the newly fractured landscape of their relationship.A story of family, of loss, of the burdens and consolations of caring for each other, The Swimmers is a stunning and unforgettable novel of our time.PRAISE FOR JULIE OTSUKA:"Otsuka's keenly observed prose manages to capture whole histories in a sweep of gorgeous incantatory sentences" Marie Claire"Powerfully moving . . . intensely lyrical . . . verges on the edge of poetry" Independent"A tender, nuanced, empathetic exploration of the sorrows and consolations of a whole generation of women" Telegraph