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Préface
'The Ladies' Pond has truly been one of the wonders of my life. Slipping into its waters is slipping into bliss.' Deborah Moggach
Texte du rabat
Women-only wild swimming spot the Kenwood Ladies' Bathing Pond features across literature and holds a special place in the hearts of many. Esther Freud, Margaret Drabble, Leanne Shapton and many others reflect on what it means to them.
Tucked away along a shady path towards the north-east edge of Hampstead Heath is a sign: Women Only. This is the Kenwood Ladies' Bathing Pond.
Floating in the Pond's silky waters, hidden by a canopy of trees, it's easy to forget that you are in the middle of London. On a hot day, thousands of swimmers from eight to eighty-plus can be found waiting to take a dip before sunbathing in the adjoining meadow. As summer turns to autumn and then winter, the Pond is still visited by a large number of hardy regulars in high-vis hats, many of whom have been swimming here for decades.
In these essays we see the Pond from the perspectives of writers who have swum there. Esther Freud describes the life-affirming sensation of swimming through the seasons; Lou Stoppard pays tribute to the winter swimmers who break the ice; Margaret Drabble reflects on the golden Hampstead days of her youth; Sharlene Teo visits for the first time; and Nell Frizzell shares the view from her yellow lifeguard's canoe.
Combining personal reminiscence with reflections on the history of the place over the years and through the changing seasons, At the Pond captures fourteen contemporary writers' impressions of this unique place.
Contributors: Ava Wong Davies, Margaret Drabble, Esther Freud, Nell Frizzell, Amy Key, Jessica J. Lee, Sophie Mackintosh, So Mayer, Deborah Moggach, Nina Mingya Powles, Leanne Shapton, Lou Stoppard, Sharlene Teo
Titre: | At The Pond |
Sous-titre: | Swimming At The Hampstead Ladies' Pond |
Auteur: | |
Code EAN: | 9781911547396 |
ISBN: | 978-1-911547-39-6 |
Format: | Couverture cartonnée |
Editeur: | Faber & Faber |
Genre: | Autres littératures |
nombre de pages: | 160 |
Poids: | 199g |
Taille: | H197mm x B130mm x T18mm |
Année: | 2019 |
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