Swim back to me by ann packer5/27/2023 ![]() ![]() Packer can break your heart-and she can mend it, too. Her stunning linked-story collection…is even better, richer, more insightful. “Most readers know Ann Packer from her best-selling debut novel, The Dive from Clausen’s Pier. greatest strength lies in her refusal to offer easy answers.” (Read the full review) “Packer paints these lives with full and compassionate brushstrokes…. Upon closing the book, I thought, ‘I’ll read this again.’” (Read the full review) “Ann Packer’s Swim Back to Me reminded me of why I fell in love with literature in the first place. Smart and compelling.” (Read the full review) “Rich territory… Packer is particularly adept at building suspense-a trait not typically associated with literary fiction-and she teases it out of everyday situations…. “Her patient investigations reveal human longing in such clear, stripped-down familiarity-never shirking from the difficult-that readers experience a singular sense of comfort.” (Read the full review) With this collection, Ann Packer takes her place among today’s best authors of literary fiction.” (Read the full review) “A tour de force…These stories power and grace. ![]()
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