Sometimes the best things in life happen when you dare to get out of your depth. Sometimes the best things in life happen when you dare to get out of your depth. Abby lives and works in the heart of the Lake District. She splits her time between bringing up her daughter, working in the Plum Pie Bakery – and dreaming of the time before her husband, Ben, left. Lori is on holiday from the States, hoping to find her way to the lake that she’s looked at for years in a picture on her wall back home. Rebecca is contemplating taking the plunge too. Despite her immaculate appearance Rebecca is keeping quiet about a childhood trauma which has left her scared of the water. Clarissa is the founder of The Wildwater Women. An all-year-round open-water swimming veteran, and with a fearsome manner, she knows the lakes like no one else and her boundless energy defies her years. Four women, all from very different lives, all with reason to step into the water and wash away their past. But will the friendship they build be enough to keep them afloat when they each must face their fears? 'It's a beautiful, warm, touching and evocative read.' Phillipa Ashley ‘An unusual book, beautifully written, full of gentle undercurrents that bring floods of emotion. The gorgeous setting is exactly right for the strong theme of friendship, making this a real curl-up-in-your-armchair read.’ Sue Moorcroft ‘Wonderful…the perfect mix of love, loss, friendship and family. I now have an overwhelming urge to go wildswimming!’ Helen Phifer, author of Lake View House Dive into the most heart warming and uplifting novel set in the Lake District Ellie Wood was born and raised in the Lake District where she still lives. Passionate about the benefits of getting out into the wild, she’s swum and walked the landscape that inspires her writing since she was small. Dive into the most heart warming and uplifting novel set in the Lake District • The feelgood novel of the season – an uplifting story of friendship and finding yourself• Wild swimming is a huge movement for those that take part and everyone who’d like to but hasn’t yet put a toe in the water• An irresistible debut novel with a stunning Lake District setting, recognisable to readers nationally and internationally, from a local author• For fans of THE CANCER LADIES RUNNING CLUB, THE SUMMER JOB and THE LIDO and readers of Rachel Prior Competition: The Lido;The Cancer ladies Running Club;Our Stop. By;Libby Page;Josie Lloyd;Laura Jane Williams
Pubblicato da: HarperCollins Publishers