In at the Deep End
by Alexander Gunz
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Pub Date 19 Mar 2020 | Archive Date 16 Oct 2020
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Description
A moving and surprising novel. The lives of six very different men intersect one unforgettable morning at a public swimming pool.
In at the Deep End is a novel celebrating the vibrant diversity of the Edgware Road area of London. It examines the relationships between fathers and their children and meditates upon how quick we are to judge others, yet how little we really know of them. The work is a literary study of loneliness and integration in modern-day London, told through the experiences of six disparate men, and the women who shaped them, whose lives intersect one unforgettable morning at a public swimming pool off the Edgware Road.
Each character seeks freedom from life and clarity of purpose through swimming. The pool is a place where their bodies are exposed, but their minds remain hidden, and this dualism is at the novel’s core.
Advance Praise
'You will love this expertly crafted slice of 21st-century London.' Edward Mann
'You will love this expertly crafted slice of 21st-century London.' Edward Mann
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781090192004 |
| PRICE | £8.99 (GBP) |
Featured Reviews
Abby S, Reviewer
Drew me right in very well written a book that introduces us to a group of characters men whose lives intersect around a swimming pool in London.We learn about them their lives each character comes alive.A very involving read highly recommend.#netgalley#cameron publiclity
Cassandra H, Educator
Six very different men have a couple things in common. One being their use of the same community pool. They do not all use it for the same reason. One uses it in hope to meet a girl, one uses it to get away from his wife, and the other four all have their very different reasons. The other thing they have in common is their knowledge or relationship with a boy who was killed in the vicinity of the pool. We hear the story of each man and what has led them to the pool, we also hear how they are involved with the boys death. Some have a closer connection than others, but his death leads us to the conclusion of this book when all the men unite and not in the best of ways.
I totally enjoyed the concept of this book and the way the individual lives of six random men could all relate. I am giving this a solid 4 star review.
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