{"product_id":"swimming-for-england-martin-goodman-9781917352123","title":"Swimming for England","description":"\u003cb\u003eA darkly satirical literary\u003cbr\u003ethriller that will captivate readers of transgressive fiction and social\u003cbr\u003ecritique.\u003c\/b\u003eWhen Faisal emerges from the English Channel after his record-breaking swim from France, Brian and Eileen Pratchett expect\u003cbr\u003egratitude--after all, they rescued him from the refugee pool, fed him, trained\u003cbr\u003ehim, transformed him. But Cameron, a young Scottish drifter, has come searching\u003cbr\u003efor his brother Malcolm, one of the Pratchetts' earlier 'projects.' Malcolm was\u003cbr\u003egoing to be a tennis champion. Instead, he disappeared.As Cameron's questions grow\u003cbr\u003emore pointed and Faisal's gratitude turns ambiguous, the Pratchetts' carefully\u003cbr\u003emaintained facade begins to crack. Behind their respectable seafront home with\u003cbr\u003eits immaculate rose garden lies a darker story--one of control, obsession, and\u003cbr\u003ethe terrible price of failing to meet expectations.\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSwimming for England is a\u003cbr\u003emasterful psychological portrait that operates simultaneously as thriller, \u003cbr\u003esocial satire, and searing indictment. Goodman's prose is both beautiful and\u003cbr\u003ebrutal, his imagery visceral, his characters rendered with uncomfortable intimacy.\u003cbr\u003eThis is fiction that disturbs, provokes, and lingers--perfect for book clubs\u003cbr\u003eseeking compact, challenging material and readers who appreciate the intersection of\u003cbr\u003eliterary ambition and page-turning suspense.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Martin Goodman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1917352123\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781917352123\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Barbican Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/02\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 100\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Martin Goodman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48454239453439,"sku":"9781917352123","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_26eef121-9741-45e2-84d8-8a58038e5133.jpg?v=1777305006","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/swimming-for-england-martin-goodman-9781917352123","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}