Learning To Swim And Other Stories by Graham Swift
A series of compact, unsentimental short stories that probe the private lives of ordinary people, revealing how memory, guilt, desire and small moral choices shape relationships and identity. Set mostly in contemporary England, the narratives move between domestic scenes, moments of crisis and quiet revelations, rendered in spare, precise prose that finds emotional intensity in everyday detail. Through recurring themes of loss, secrecy and the passage from youth to adulthood, the collection examines how characters cope with change and the hidden costs of love and loyalty.
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- Published
- 1982
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- British
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- Original Language
- English
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