Al Alvarez
Pondlife: A Swimmer's Journal
- ISBN 13:
- 9781408841020
- author:
- Al Alvarez
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Bloomsbury Paperbacks
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2015
- Pages:
- 288
- Dimensions:
- 17.4 x 1.9 x 20 cm
- Genre:
- Biography, Sport, Swimming
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 4 working days
Description
Pondlife: A Swimmer's Journal is a poignant and humorous account of life's struggles and small pleasures. Al Alvarez chronicles his daily swims in Hampstead Heath's ponds, reflecting on the challenges of growing old with humor and fierce honesty.
From the nagging ankle that makes everyday life a struggle to the devastating effects of a stroke, Alvarez shares his personal battles with bureaucracy and his quest for meaning in a rapidly changing world. Through his writing, he finds solace in the simple joys of swimming, sex, and sleep.
This introspective memoir is a meditation on love, the importance of life's small pleasures, and the need to resist the inevitability of time. With its unique blend of humor, poetry, and indignant candor, Pondlife offers a powerful lesson in living life to the fullest.
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