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The Shelly Bay Ladies Swimming Circle

By: Sophie Green
Narrated by: Anthea Greco
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It's 1982 in Australia. THE MAN FROM SNOWY RIVER is a box office hit and Paul Hogan is on the TV.

In a seaside suburb, housewife Theresa takes up swimming. She wants to get fit; she also wants a few precious minutes to herself. So at sunrise each day she strikes out past the waves.

From the same beach, the widowed Marie swims. With her husband gone, bathing is the one constant in her new life.

After finding herself in a desperate situation, 25-year-old Leanne only has herself to rely on. She became a nurse to help others, even as she resists help herself.

Elaine has recently moved from England. Far from home and without her adult sons, her closest friend is a gin bottle.

In the waters of Shelly Bay, these four women find each other. They will survive bluebottle stings and heartbreak; they will laugh so hard they swallow water, and they will plunge their tears into the ocean's salt. They will find solace and companionship, and learn that love takes many forms.

Most of all, they will cherish their friendship, each and every day.

©2019 Sophie Green (P)2019 Hachette Australia Audio Family Life Fiction Friendship Genre Fiction Swimming Heartfelt

Critic Reviews

'A tender, heartwarming read' New Idea

'An upbeat story about suburban life and female solidarity' Spectrum

'A delightful novel about the power of female friendship' Sunday Age
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An endearing story of friendship and love and how women can come together to lift each other up and support them through whatever life throws at them.

Beautiful

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A lovely story of four women who become friends during the 1980s in suburban Sydney. Very easy to listen to and would make a perfect summer beach read.

Charming

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Lovely story of friendship, determination and finding yourself even later in life. The author captured well how things were in the early 1980s

Heartwarming story of friendship

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what a beautiful story! Beautiful, full of rich but unpretentious imagery, poetic, insightful....I loved it so much!

I loved this so much!

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This was a story of friendship and resistance. lovely hart warming, caring sharing and trust

very nice story

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The story, the performance was absolutely delectable... very impressed - raced to the end but didn’t want it to end...

Utterly delicious

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Easy read with nice story about how women form relationships with each other.narrated well. Listened to it just to relax .

Easy Read

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A lovely story of female relationships and bonds formed.
I did find certain parts frustrating, with no one really calling out the abusive behaviour by the husband and father and the story line about that was a bit pathetic.
But all in all, a nice read (listen). Narration was great and easy to listen to.

A Lovely Story

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Throughly enjoyed this Audio Story. Makes me want to Swim and have a Group of Friends like that too.

Loving Relationships

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A nice easy listen, well read and entertaining. Could be anyone’s life story and scenarios

Just a really nice book

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