{"product_id":"the-swimmers-paperback","title":"The Swimmers - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarian Womack\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA claustrophobic, literary dystopia set in the hot, luscious landscape of Andalusia from the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Golden Key\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A richly imagined eco-gothic tale.\" - \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Exquisitely realised.\" - \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter the ravages of the Green Winter, Earth is a place of deep jungles and monstrous animals. The last of the human race is divided into surface dwellers and the people who live in the Upper Settlement, a ring perched at the edge of the Earth's atmosphere. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBearing witness to this divided planet is Pearl, a young techie with a thread of \u003ci\u003eshuvani\u003c\/i\u003e blood, who lives in the isolated forests of Gobari, navigating her mad mother and the strange blue light in the sky. But Pearl's stepfather promises her to a starborn called Arlo, and the world Pearl thought she knew will never be the same again. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet in the luscious landscape of Andalusia, this claustrophobic, dystopian reimagining of\u003ci\u003e Wide Sargasso Sea\u003c\/i\u003e is a literary fever dream, a blazing vision of self-destruction and transformation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarian Womack\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Golden Key \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Swimmers, \u003c\/i\u003e was born in Andalusia and educated in the UK. Her debut short story collection, \u003ci\u003eLost Objects \u003c\/i\u003e(Luna Press, 2018) was shortlisted for two BSFA awards and one BFS award. She is a graduate of the Clarion Writers' Workshop, and she holds degrees from Oxford and Cambridge universities. She writes at the intersection between weird and gothic fiction, and her stories normally deal with strange landscapes, ghostly encounters, or uncanny transformations. Marian lives in Cambridge, at the edge of the Fens, with her husband, their children and two aging Spanish cats. When she is not writing she can be found working as an academic librarian, or editing books and pamphlets in her indie publishing project, Calque Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 7.8 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 23, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42696785231935,"sku":"9781789094213","price":19.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/4e6999d7ee5190210e7814ac52bba14d.webp?v=1765007280","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-swimmers-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}