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  • The Whitstable High Tide Swimming Club

  • By: Katie May
  • Narrated by: Rula Lenska
  • Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (29 ratings)

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The Whitstable High Tide Swimming Club

By: Katie May
Narrated by: Rula Lenska
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Summary

Dive into The Whitstable High Tide Swimming Club - the irresistible, feel-good novel from Katherine May. Join Debs and Maisie and the high tide swimmers as they make waves in life, love and friendship.

Only the truly devoted manage to swim every day at Whitstable, because the sea's only deep enough at high tide. So when Deb (ageing bikini, sunglasses) and Maisie (black wetsuit, swimming shoes, goggles) keep meeting on Reeves Beach, they strike up an unlikely friendship based on their love of swimming and their recent divorces. They swim early in the morning and late at night, through sea fogs, rain and glorious sunny days.

Soon they are joined by other high tide swimmers, each with a crisis of their own to weather. Ann, a bossy organiser, is caring for her elderly mother at home; Julie has somehow (although she's not quite sure how) managed to produce three children under school age; and Chloe, a bright, brittle girl of 15, finds calmness in the water. Quiet, anxious Bill is initially thought to be a peeping Tom before being welcomed into the heart of the club.

When the swimmers discover plans for their beach to be paved over for a leisure complex, they find a higher purpose that bonds them together and exposes their fragile worlds to public scrutiny.

Originally published as a three-part serial, this is the complete story in one package. The Whitstable High Tide Swimming Club is an audiobook about the power of female friendship that never loses sight of the complicated truths behind the lives of women who - from the outside - seem to take everything in their stride. It's also a song to the author's hometown of Whitstable, where the sea is smooth, the shingle is painful on bare feet and the air is full of possibilities.

Read by Rula Lenska.

©2018 Katherine May (P)2018 Orion Publishing Group Limited
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Whitstable setting

Very accurate knowledge of Whitstable - but quite a simple storyline. Easy to listen to but characters not that well developed.

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relating to the characters so easily.

I just loved the connection of the characters through the act of sea swimming. Thoroughly enjoyed this book.

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I LOVED every second

A total joy of a book. I recently got int swimming in my local - heated - Lido and I love whitstable (Though must admit I’ve come down from London!). Also I’m approaching 50 so yep target audience. I couldn’t stop listening, beautifully written, beautifully read. I hope you enjoy and are inspired!

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A great read about a growing passion of mine

A great story built around a passion for sea swimming. Capturing the fact that we are all so very different but can get along and accept one another with time and effort.

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loved it!

loved the story but not keen on Rula Lenska's voice... thankfully it didn't deter too much from the story

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Funny at the Start

I enjoyed it but it was a little predictable in parts.
I have bought the 2 follow books on kindle but only because they were on offer at 99p.
Let's see if they are worth reading.

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Engaging

This book really hooked me. Binge listened one wet weekend. I highly recommend it to you.

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Nice relatable story

Well written - liked knowing the locations and the bars also love whitstable - quick read not complicated

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