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Name: Swimming home
Author: Deborah Levy

When an enigmatic woman suffering from mental illness arrives at a vacation villa, she disrupts the calm of two families recreating their summer escape. Her interactions unravel concealed histories and deepen underlying tensions, revealing the fragile fabric of their relationships.

First publish date: 2012

Genre: Psychological Fiction/Psychological Drama

Authors: Deborah Levy

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