Swimming

(Paperback)

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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.

Reviews

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 *

Author Bio

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.