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Swimming in Paris

A Life in Three Stories
Pages
241
Published
2024
Language
English

Synopsis

At fifty years old, a woman takes up swimming lessons and begins to see her body in a completely new light, shedding years of physical tension and insecurity. This realization anchors a journey told in three parts, tracing her life from a teenage abortion in a privileged Parisian neighborhood, through a deep and lasting friendship, to a midlife romance. Through these defining moments, she explores what it means to claim physical autonomy, navigate loss, and ultimately find herself.

How it reads

Prose complexity 7/10
Content warnings (1)
Trauma

Characters

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