Pondlife : a swimmer's journal
Alvarez, A. (Alfred), 1929-2015
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The ponds of Hampstead Heath are small oases; fragments of wild nature nestled in the heart of north-west London. For the best part of his life Al Alvarez - poet, critic, novelist, rock climber and poker player - has swum there almost daily. Alvarez, now in his 80s, chronicles what it is to grow old with humour and honesty - from his relentlessly nagging ankle which makes daily life a struggle, to infuriating bureaucratic battles with the council to keep his disabled person's Blue Badge, the devastating effects of a stroke, and the salvation he finds in the three S's - swimming, sex, and sleep.
Main title:
Pondlife : a swimmer's journal / Al Alvarez.
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Imprint:
London : Bloomsbury, 2015.
Collation:
xiv, 272 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2013.
ISBN:
9781408841020 (pbk)
Dewey class:
828.91409828.91409
Language:
English
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BRN:
2206764