{"product_id":"the-shelly-bay-ladies-swimming-circle-9780733644696","title":"The Shelly Bay Ladies Swimming Circle","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt's 1982 in Australia. \u003ci\u003eTHE MAN FROM SNOWY RIVER\u003c\/i\u003e is a box office hit and Paul Hogan is on the TV.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a seaside suburb, housewife \u003cb\u003eTheresa\u003c\/b\u003e takes up swimming. She wants to get fit; she also wants a few precious minutes to herself. So at sunrise each day she strikes out past the waves. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the same beach, the widowed \u003cb\u003eMarie\u003c\/b\u003e swims. With her husband gone, bathing is the one constant in her new life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter finding herself in a desperate situation, 25-year-old \u003cb\u003eLeanne\u003c\/b\u003e only has herself to rely on. She became a nurse to help others, even as she resists help herself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eElaine\u003c\/b\u003e has recently moved from England. Far from home and without her adult sons, her closest friend is a gin bottle. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the waters of Shelly Bay, these four women find each other\u003c\/b\u003e. They will survive bluebottle stings and heartbreak; they will laugh so hard they swallow water, and they will plunge their tears into the ocean's salt. They will find solace and companionship, and learn that love takes many forms. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMost of all, they will cherish their friendship, each and every day.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A tender, heartwarming read' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Idea\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'An upbeat story about suburban life and female solidarity' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpectrum\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A delightful novel about the power of female friendship' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Age\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Reading this book was like snuggling beneath a warm beach towel after a bracing dip in the ocean.' - \u003cb\u003eJOANNA NELL\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePraise for Sophie Green's \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE INAUGURAL MEETING OF THE FAIRVALE LADIES BOOK CLUB\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Tender, intimate, heartwarming, \u003cb\u003efulfilling and Australian as a lamb roast and full-bodied shiraz\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eThe Australian Women's Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSophie Green is an author and publisher who lives in Sydney. She has written several fiction and non-fiction books, some under other names. In her spare time she writes about country music on her website, Sunburnt Country Music. She has been practising yoga since 1993 and teaching since 2002. Sophie's debut novel, THE INAUGURAL MEETING OF THE FAIRVALE LADIES BOOK CLUB, was a Top Ten bestseller and was shortlisted for the Australian Book Industry Awards for General Fiction Book of the Year 2018, and longlisted for both the Matt Richell Award for New Writer of the Year 2018 and the Indie Book Award for Debut Fiction 2018. Sophie Green is internationally published and THE SHELLY BAY LADIES SWIMMING CIRCLE, THURSDAYS AT ORANGE BLOSSOM HOUSE and THE BELLBIRD RIVER COUNTRY CHOIR were also Top Ten bestsellers.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Hachette Australia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50507730256146,"sku":"9780733644696","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_57eeb32d-8302-466d-ab2f-cafaf45b11c3.jpg?v=1730867129","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-shelly-bay-ladies-swimming-circle-9780733644696","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}