Swimming with Ghosts
A Novel
Michelle Brafman
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- Generational Family Trauma:Gillan and Kristy are perfect moms now. The shameful secrets of their childhood are safely locked away . . . Until the slightly cultish River Run swim club washes up the ghosts of Gillian and Kristy’s childhood traumas. Unresolved struggles with addiction, control, and a deeply buried box of secrets soon prevail in this devastating story.
- Dark Satire:Michelle Brafman pulls no punches in her portrait of parenting with addiction and childhood trauma haunting every decision. The absurdity of Gillian and Kristy’s desperate actions provides twisted levity amidst disasters like a freak storm that traps Gillian and Kristy in the dark.
- Praise for Author:Booklist called Brafman’s novel, Washing the Dead, a “heartfelt story of loss, hope, and reconciliation." Readers will eagerly anticipate the latest Brafman novel.
Contributor Bio
Michelle Brafman is the author of the novelWashing the Deadand Bertrand Court: Stories. Her essays and short stories have appeared inSlate, LitHub, The Forward, Tabletand elsewhere. She teaches fiction writing in the Johns Hopkins University MA in Writing Program. A former swim mom and NCAA All-American freestyler, Michelle has never lived more than a mile away from a pool, lake, ocean, or river. Learn more at www.michellebrafman.com.
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