{"product_id":"swimming-for-england","title":"Swimming for England","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA darkly satirical literary\nthriller that will captivate readers of transgressive fiction and social\ncritique.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Faisal emerges from the English Channel after his record-breaking swim from France, Brian and Eileen Pratchett expect\ngratitude—after all, they rescued him from the refugee pool, fed him, trained\nhim, transformed him. But Cameron, a young Scottish drifter, has come searching\nfor his brother Malcolm, one of the Pratchetts' earlier 'projects.' Malcolm was\ngoing to be a tennis champion. Instead, he disappeared.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Cameron's questions grow\nmore pointed and Faisal's gratitude turns ambiguous, the Pratchetts' carefully\nmaintained facade begins to crack. Behind their respectable seafront home with\nits immaculate rose garden lies a darker story—one of control, obsession, and\nthe terrible price of failing to meet expectations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSwimming for England is a\nmasterful psychological portrait that operates simultaneously as thriller,\nsocial satire, and searing indictment. Goodman's prose is both beautiful and\nbrutal, his imagery visceral, his characters rendered with uncomfortable intimacy.\nThis is fiction that disturbs, provokes, and lingers—perfect for book clubs\nseeking compact, challenging material and readers who appreciate the intersection of\nliterary ambition and page-turning suspense.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Barbican Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56747230363992,"sku":"9781917352123","price":13.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781917352123.jpg?v=1780119025","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/swimming-for-england","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}