The Shelly Bay Ladies Swimming Circle by Sophie Green
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The Shelly Bay Ladies Swimming Circle
- By: Sophie Green
- Narrated by: Anthea Greco
- Length: 11 hrs and 29 mins
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction
Publisher’s Summary
It’s the summer of 1982. The Man from Snowy River is a box office hit and Paul Hogan is on the TV.
In a seaside suburb of NSW, housewife Theresa Howard 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.
From the same beach, the widowed Marie swims. With her husband gone, bathing is the one constant in her new life.
After finding herself in a desperate situation, 26-year-old Leanne has only herself to rely on. She became a nurse to help others, even as she resists help herself.
Elaine has recently moved from England. Far from home without her adult sons, her closest friend is a gin bottle.
In the waters of Shelly Bay, these four women find each other. They will survive shark sightings, 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 in their friendship circle and learn that love takes many forms.
©2019 Sophie Green (P)2019 Hachette Australia Audio









Robyn
The story was okay but . .
The theme of female friendship makes for a nice story but stories need to be factually correct when they involve a serious health issue that impacts too many women.
Spoiler alert
When would a surgeon perform a mastectomy without first undertaking a biopsy?
We don’t want to discourage women from seeking medical advice when a lump is discovered for fear of surgery without proper investigation so please authors, realise that some people can take away a misconstrued medical belief from a poorly written story.
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Anonymous User
Utterly delicious
The story, the performance was absolutely delectable… very impressed – raced to the end but didn’t want it to end…
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