by Marie-Hélène Larochelle (Author), Michelle Winters (Translator)
The water slurps my shoulders, torso, and back in a big, wet kiss, bending my image into an ironic clone of the truth. I bow to its dominance and let it break me open. The water alone will have me.
Watched obsessively by her guru-like coach, a nameless swimmer battles the element of water in a gruelling physical regimen. Outside of training, she floats loose in waters murky, salty, and chlorinated, engaging in aimless self-destruction, restraint looming just beyond her drifting hand. Incrementally, swimming is killing her; the pool is killing her. Hovering always nearby is a prickly vulture, waiting to feed on the swimmer's remains ...
Intense and immersive, Kiss the Undertow is a psychologically gripping account of endurance pushed to extremes.
Number of Pages: 184
Dimensions: 0.6 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN
Publication Date: June 04, 2024
