The Shelly Bay Ladies Swimming Circle / Sophie Green.
Material type: TextPublisher: Leicester [England] : Ulverscroft, Aurora, 2024Edition: Large print editionDescription: 456 pages (large print) ; 23 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781399139687Subject(s): Swimming -- Fiction | Women swimmers -- Fiction | Female friendship -- Fiction | Self-realization in women -- Fiction | Sydney (N.S.W.) -- FictionGenre/Form: Large type books. Summary: 1982. In an Australian seaside suburb, four women head to the water to swim every day. Housewife Theresa wants to get fit; she also wants a few precious minutes to herself. So at sunrise each day she strikes out past the waves. From the same beach, the widowed Marie swims. With her husband gone, bathing is the one constant in her new life. After finding herself in a desperate situation, Leanne only has herself to rely on. She became a nurse to help others, even as she resists help herself. Elaine has recently moved from England. Far from home and without her adult sons, her closest friend is a gin bottle. In the waters of Shelly Bay, these four women will find solace and companionship, and learn that love takes many forms.Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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wnor- Book | Northam Northam Large Print | F GRE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Checked out | 10/06/2024 | 31111083128536 |
1982. In an Australian seaside suburb, four women head to the water to swim every day. Housewife Theresa wants to get fit; she also wants a few precious minutes to herself. So at sunrise each day she strikes out past the waves. From the same beach, the widowed Marie swims. With her husband gone, bathing is the one constant in her new life. After finding herself in a desperate situation, Leanne only has herself to rely on. She became a nurse to help others, even as she resists help herself. Elaine has recently moved from England. Far from home and without her adult sons, her closest friend is a gin bottle. In the waters of Shelly Bay, these four women will find solace and companionship, and learn that love takes many forms.
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