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Swimming (Thorndike Press Large Print Basic Series)
Swimming - Thorndike Press Large Print Basic Series Author:Joanna Hershon When Aaron Wheeler brings his girlfriend Suzanne home to meet his family for the first time, Suzannes presence helps ignite long-brewing tensions between Aaron and his brother Jack. The three of them confront one another at the edge of a lake behind the Wheeler home. By early morning, younger sister Lila sneaks out of bed to face a horrifi... more »c scene: Jack prone on the rocks at waters edge, blood pooling around his head; Aaron crouching over his lifeless brother; and a hysterical Suzanne trying to pull Lila away from the scene. These grim events are the beginning of a wrenching odyssey that takes Lila on a search for Aaron, who disappears after the tragedy, and for some remnant of a family that may no longer exist. I defy readers to put it down. Helen Schulman, author of The Revisionist« less