内容简介
2012MANBOOKERPRIZESHORTLISTED.SwimmingHomeisasubversivepage-turner,amercilessgazeattheinsidiousharmthatdepressioncanhaveonapparentlystable,well-turned-outpeople.Setinasummervilla,thestoryistautlystructured,takingplaceoverasingleweekinwhichagroupofbeautiful,flawedtouristsintheFrenchRivieracomelooseattheseams.DeborahLevy'swritingcombineslinguisticvirtuosity,technicalbrillianceandastrongsenseofwhatitmeanstobealive.SwimmingHomerepresentsanewdirectionforamajorwriter.Inthisbook,thewildnessandthedangerareallthemorepowerfulforrestingjustbeneaththesurface.Withitsdeeppsychology,bitinghumouranddeceptivelylightsurface,itwearsitsdarknesslightly.