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The swimmers  Cover Image Book Book

The swimmers / Julie Otsuka.

Summary:

"The swimmers are unknown to one another except through their private routines (slow lane, medium lane, fast lane) and the solace each takes in their morning or afternoon laps. But when a crack appears at the bottom of the pool, they are cast out into an unforgiving world without comfort or relief. One of these swimmers is Alice, who is slowly losing her memory. For Alice, the pool was a final stand against the darkness of her encroaching dementia. Without the fellowship of other swimmers and the routine of her daily laps she is plunged into dislocation and chaos, swept into memories of her childhood and the Japanese American incarceration camp in which she spent the war. Alice's estranged daughter, reentering her mother's life too late, witnesses her stark and devastating decline. " -- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780593321331
  • ISBN: 0593321332
  • Physical Description: 175 pages ; 20 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2022.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"This is a Borzoi book"--Title page verso.
Subject: Swimmers > Fiction.
Japanese Americans > Fiction.
Dementia > Patients > Fiction.
Mothers and daughters > Fiction.
Grief > Fiction.
Genre: Satirical literature.
Fiction.

Available copies

  • 9 of 10 copies available at Sage Library System.
  • 3 of 3 copies available at Umatilla County Public Libraries. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Weston Public Library. (Show)

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 10 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Circulation Modifier Status Due Date Courses
Weston Public Library F OTS (Text) 37886000124486 Adult Fiction Available -
Athena Public Library FIC OTS (Text) 37813000189699 Adult Fiction Available -
Baker Bookmobile Branch OTSUKA (Julie) (Text) 37814003502235 FICTION - NEW Available -
Condon School Library F OTSU (Text) T 20344 Young Adult Canceled Transit -
Cook Memorial Library - La Grande F Otsuka, J (Text) 35178001895476 Adult Fiction Available -
Echo Public Library HC FIC OTS (Text) 37826000231220 Adult Fiction Available -
Gilliam County Library F OTSU (Text) 37823000201782 Adult Fiction Available -
Hood River County Library FIC OTSUKA (Text) 33892100782151 Adult Fiction Available -
Joseph Public Library F OTS (Text) 30002000270157 Adult Fiction Available -
The Dalles Wasco County Library OTSUK (Text) 33892006704119 Fiction Available -


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