The Swimmer
Kshs 695.00
A gripping, captivating novel about love, loss and what home really means. Forty-three year old Ria is used to being alone. As a child, her life changed forever with the death of her beloved father and since then, she has struggled to find love.That is, until she discovers the swimmer.
Ben is a young illegal immigrant from Sri Lanka who has arrived in Norfolk via Moscow. Awaiting a decision from the Home Office on his asylum application, he is discovered by Ria as he takes a daily swim in the river close to her house. He is twenty years her junior and theirs is an unconventional but deeply moving romance, defying both boundaries and cultures – and the xenophobic residents of Orford.
That is, until tragedy occurs.
- Classifications: Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
- Readership:General (US: Trade)
- Format: Paperback softback 400 pages
ISBN : 9780007301591
Published : 2 Sep 2010
Author : Roma Tearne
Main Material : Paperback softback
Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers
Size : 196 x 128 x 20 (mm)
Weight : 218g
1 in stock
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