The J.M. Barrie Ladies' Swimming Society
$59.09
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
5 April 2012
Summary
When Joey Rubin stumbles upon a group of elderly women swimming in a lake one freezing January morning, she thinks they must be mad. But then they dare her to come in…
Joey, an overworked New York architect, is in the Cotswolds to oversee the restoration of Stanway House - the stately home that inspired J.M. Barrie to write Peter Pan. It hasn’t been easy. The local residents aren’t exactly welcoming, and then there’s the problem of the brooding caretaker, a man who seems to take …Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781780720401 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1780720408 |
| Author: | Barbara Jane Zitwer, BARBARA J. ZITWER |
| Publisher: | Octopus Publishing Group |
| Imprint: | Short Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 5 April 2012 |
| Weight: | 200g |
| Dimensions: | 22mm x 128mm x 196mm |
| Audience Age: | 0-0 |
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Critics Review
This is Ecott at his best. His prose is incisive and elegiac. From the book’s opening line we are there among the gannets, the pilot whales and sea-butted cliffs, wrestling with the winds and the enigma that is this Land of Maybe. Absorbing stuff, full of the ancient lore and very modern predicaments that daily beset the proud Faroese on their rocky outpost.’ >
Barbara Jane Zitwer
Barbara J. Zitwer, is an international literary agent and author of the novel, The J.M. Barrie Ladies’ Swimming Society (2012). As an agent, she specialises in Korean literature and has launched the international careers of some of the most celebrated, prize-winning Korean authors, including: Booker Prize winner, Han Kang, author of The Vegetarian and Man Asian Prize winner, Kyung-sook Shin, author of New York Times bestseller, Please Look After Mom.
She lives in New York City with her husband and their two dogs.Returns
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