Swimmer in the Secret Sea"An immediate classic when first published in Redbook in 1975, Swimmer in the Secret Sea went on to be included in Prize Stories 1975: The O. Henry Awards and then published separately as a paperback. We are proud to restore to print this popular and critically acclaimed novella about Laski and Diane, a sculptor and his wife, and their struggle to bring a new life into the world, set against the backdrop of a cold Maine winter. Author William Kotzwinkle, well-known for his many enduring children's books such as Trouble in Bugland and his novelization of the movie E.T. The Extraterrestrial, is equally adept at writing seriously and poetically about life in extremis. This story of a father-to-be and his painful love for his wife and stillborn son will stay with readers for a lifetime."--Publisher's website. |
Contents
Section 1 | 3 |
Section 2 | 13 |
Section 3 | 18 |
Section 4 | 25 |
Section 5 | 27 |
Section 6 | 33 |
Section 7 | 45 |
Section 8 | 47 |
Section 11 | 55 |
Section 12 | 57 |
Section 13 | 59 |
Section 14 | 63 |
Section 15 | 70 |
Section 16 | 72 |
Section 17 | 75 |
Section 18 | 81 |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
appeared arms asked baby baby’s Barker beneath beside better body Book brought brow bury cabin calm carried chair child closed cold coming contraction dark death Diane Diane’s doctor door dream drove edge entered eyes face feel fell felt floor followed forest formed gray hall hallway hand head heart held helped holding hospital inside intern knew laid Laski looked legs lifted light minute moment morning moving never night nurse once opened passed past pine pulled pushed returned road Secret Sea seemed seen shed shoveled side skin slowly smiling snow sound stairs stepped stomach stood strange stream street struggling suddenly Swimmer taking thing thought Laski tiny took touched trees trembling truck turned voice waiting walked watching waves wheeled wind window wiped woods young