The Swimmers
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Longlisted for the Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction at the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards 2021
The outcast in a family of former competitive swimmers must prepare for the end of her mothers life in this sharp, sparkling debut from a bold New Zealand talent.
''Tackles the subject of assisted dying with wit and pathos'' The Independent
Darkly funny, desperately sad, brilliantly written. I absolutely loved it Claire Fuller, author of Unsettled Ground
When an affair ends badly and takes her career down with it, 26-year-old Erin leaves Auckland to spend the holiday weekend with her aunt, uncle, and terminally ill mother at their suburban family home. On arrival she learns that her mother has decided to take matters into her own hands and end her life the following Tuesday.
Tasked with fulfilling her mothers final wishes, Erin can only do her imperfect best to navigate difficult feelings, an eccentric neighbourhood, and her complicated family of former competitive swimmers. She must summon the strength she would normally find in the water as she prepares for the loss of the fiery, independent woman who raised her alone, and one last swim together in the cold New Zealand Sea.
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