The Swimmers A novel

Julie Otsuka, Traci Kato-Kiriyama

eAudio - 2022

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE WINNER • From the award-winning author of The Buddha in the Attic and When the Emperor Was Divine comes a novel that "starts as a catalogue of spoken and unspoken rules for swimmers at an aquatic center but unfolds into a powerful story of a mother’s dementia and her daughter’s love" (The Washington Post).The swimmers are unknown to one another except through their private routines (slow lane, medium lane, fast lane) and the solace each takes in their morning or afternoon laps. But when a crack appears at the bottom of the pool, they are cast out into an unforgiving world without comfort or relief. One of these swimmers is Alice, who is slowly losing her memory. For Alice..., the pool was a final stand against the darkness of her encroaching dementia. Without the fellowship of other swimmers and the routine of her daily laps she is plunged into...

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Published
Books on Tape
Language
English
Main Authors
Julie Otsuka, Traci Kato-Kiriyama
Online Access
OverDrive Resource Page
Format
MP3 audiobook, OverDrive Listen audiobook
MP3 audiobook
File Size118 GB
Parts4
ISBN9780593552049
Release Date2/22/2022
OverDrive Listen audiobook
File Size118 GB
ISBN9780593552049
Release Date2/22/2022