Swimming with My Father

'Exquisitely written and wonderfully readable - There are tears, laughter and filial tenderness on every page of Tim Jeal's perfect gem of a book.' Val Hennessy, Daily Mail

An exquisite and moving portrait of a deeply eccentric father. Tim Jeal's beautifully nuanced memoir is by turns lyrical, poignant and gloriously funny.

'Jeal's prose is so sprightly, his interweaving of time-schemes so skilful, and his 'ordinary' story so touching that his book feels completely fresh - At its heart is an unusually engrossing account of parental oddity, marital resilience and filial complexity.' Andrew Motion, Guardian

'This is a marvellous book: funny, vivid, immensely touching and beautifully constructed.' John Preston, Evening Standard

'A pleasure to read: unpretentious, moving, full of jokes but also unobtrusively wise.' Anne Chisholm, Sunday Telegraph

Title - Swimming with My Father

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Author - Tim Jeal

ISBN 13 - 9780571221011

Imprint - Faber & Faber

Publisher - Faber & Faber

Date Published - 17/02/2005

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Binding Type - Paperback

Dimensions - 126 x 197 x 14mm

Weight - 155 g

Languages - English