"If you need a pick-me-up in book form, then this gorgeously warm and quirky novel comes as highly recommended by the LoveReading team. "
Feel-good and then some, once finished I exclaimed in delight and actually gathered this book up for a hug! Loretta has life mapped out and even carries a notebook with a never-ending to-do list, but the unexpected inclusion of six-year-old Phoebe throws her carefully planned notes into disarray. I have rather fallen in love with Nicola Gil’s writing, she excels in being both thoughtfully warm and sharply witty. I can also recommend her debut The Neighbours which was an amusing and smart look at contemporary life. Swimming for Beginners waltzes its way into our LoveReading Star Books category, it is a delightfully quirky look at relationships, forgiveness, and also grief. Sadness is handled with huge empathy while beautifully thoughtful moments of humour are inserted with consideration. I particularly enjoyed the different relationships which thrum throughout, from work colleagues, to friends, and family each encounter with Loretta and Phoebe ensures a different emotion is speared. The two main leads are just gorgeous, and I am so glad to have had them in my life for the duration of this novel. One of my picks of the month, Swimming For Beginners is a fabulous slice of wonderful and comes with must-read stamped all over it.
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Funny, heartbreaking and life-affirming, Swimming for Beginners will show you how a child can open your heart even if you aren't a mother.
Loretta has life under control.
She's good at avoiding things that make her uncomfortable, she's chasing a big promotion at work, and she's marrying a man whose five-year plan aligns perfectly with her own.
Children do not come into the mix.
This all changes, however, when a stranger in an airport asks Loretta to keep an eye on her sleeping six-year-old, Phoebe. The stranger never comes back.
Loretta knows that Phoebe's life will change forever from that moment. But so will hers.
This strange little person in fairy wings will turn Loretta's world upside down and cause her to question everything she knows about herself.
Dive into Nicola Gill's heart-warming and relatable journey into the power of a child's love and its ability to transcend motherhood.
Swimming For Beginners features in the following genres: Humorous Fiction, Family Drama, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, Contemporary lifestyle fiction, Fiction, Fiction: narrative themes, Feel-Good Fiction, Liz Robinson's Picks of the Month, Recommendations, Star Books, Romance / Relationship Stories, Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss
Swimming For Beginners is available in Paperback
Swimming For Beginners was written by Nicola Gill and published by Bedford Square Publishers
Swimming For Beginners has 1 pages
£8.09
