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  • Published: 8 March 2011
  • ISBN: 9781446441053
  • Imprint: Cornerstone Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 384

Learning To Swim




From the critically acclaimed author of SMALL PLEASURES

From the highly-acclaimed author of SMALL PLEASURES - winner of the 2022 British Book Awards Page-Turner

Abigail Jex never expected to see any of the Radley household again.

The Radley's were extraordinary, captivating creatures transplanted from a bohemian corner of North London to outer suburbia, and the young Abigail found herself drawn into their magic circle: the eccentric Frances, her new best friend; Frances' mother, the liberated, headstrong Lexi; and of course the brilliant, beautiful Rad.

Abigail thought she had banished the ghost of her life with them and the catastrophe that ended it, but thirteen years later a chance encounter forces her to acknowledge that the spell is far from broken.


Praise for Clare Chambers:

'Modern, intelligently observed and highly original' Daily Mail

'This delicious novel is a joy from beginning to end - just perfect!!' Lisa Jewell

'Charming - A funny and moving story with a great deal of style' Sunday Telegraph

'A spirited account of growing up and falling in love' Good Housekeeping

'An intelligent and escapist read - well written, and very funny' Daily Express

  • Published: 8 March 2011
  • ISBN: 9781446441053
  • Imprint: Cornerstone Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 384

About the author

Clare Chambers

Clare Chambers was born in 1966, attended school in Croydon, read English at Oxford and wrote her first novel while she was living in New Zealand. Clare's novel Learning to Swim won the Romantic Novel of the Year Award in 1998. She now lives in Kent with her husband and young family.

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