“Swimming at night, to compare its slipperiness to that of a dream would be to ignore the work of staying afloat, the mesmerism brought on by the rhythm, the repetition of the strokes.” Beneath the surface of Lake Michigan there are ...
National Book Award winner The Night Swimmers is a moving story of siblings who can count on nobody but one another. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Betsy Byars including rare images from the author’s personal collection.
Consonant with other Sebaldian re-inventors of autobiographical fiction, this novel is an exploration of unrelenting meaning.
Retta, Johnny and Roy are the night swimmers: three children whose father leaves them alone while he performs as a singer.
Retta, Johnny and Roy are the night swimmers: three children whose father leaves them alone while he performs as a singer.
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