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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.

'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

'Reading this book was like snuggling beneath a warm beach towel after a bracing dip in the ocean.' - JOANNA NELL

Praise for Sophie Green's THE INAUGURAL MEETING OF THE FAIRVALE LADIES BOOK CLUB

'Tender, intimate, heartwarming, fulfilling and Australian as a lamb roast and full-bodied shiraz' The Australian Women's Weekly Contemporary Fiction Family Life Fiction Friendship Genre Fiction Swimming Heartfelt
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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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