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999			_c44705 _d44705
001			on1101368276
003			OCoLC
005			20231124073743.0
008			190517s2019 xna e 000 1 eng d
020			_a0733641164 _q(paperback)
020			_a9780733641169 _q(paperback)
029	1		_aAU@ _b000065335044
029	1		_aAU@ _b000065461735
029	1		_aAU@ _b000066109835
035			_a(OCoLC)1101368276
040			_aYDX _beng _erda _cYDX _dNZLEP _dATNSH _dNZAUC _dOCLCF _dAUPTL
100			_aGreen, Sophie, _eauthor. _946856
245	1	4	_aThe Shelly Bay Ladies Swimming Circle / _cSophie Green.
260			_aSydney, NSW : _bHachette Australia, _c2020.
300			_a427 pages ; _c24 cm
500			_aIncludes questions for discussion.
520			_a"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 only has 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."--Publisher.
650		0	_aWomen _zNew South Wales _zSydney _vFiction. _946857
650		0	_aSwimming _vFiction. _946858
650		0	_aFemale friendship _vFiction. _9177
650		0	_aSelf-realization in women _vFiction. _9100
651		0	_aSydney (N.S.W.) _vFiction. _915395
655		0	_aChick lit _91566
655		0	_aDomestic fiction _9147
942			_2ddc _cFIC
948			_hNO HOLDINGS IN NZWMT - 154 OTHER HOLDINGS