Pondlife : a swimmer's journal
- Author/Creator:
- Alvarez, A. 1929-2019. (Alfred)
- Publication/Creation:
- London : Bloomsbury, 2013
- Resource Type:
- Book
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- Full Title:
- Pondlife : a swimmer's journal / Al Alvarez
Subjects/Genre
- Subjects:
- Alvarez, A.(Alfred),1929-2019
Alvarez, A.(Alfred),1929-2019--Health
Aging--Anecdotes
Swimming--Social aspects--Anecdotes
Description/Summary
- Summary:
- 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.
- Language:
- English
- Physical Type/Description:
- xiv, 272 pages ; 20 cm
Additional Identifiers
- Catalog ID (MMSID):
- 990032976840302486
- ISBN:
- 1408841002 (hbk.)
9781408841006 (hbk.) - OCLC Number:
- 829368131
- Other Identifiers:
- Unspecified: 60001774022
- Barcode:
- 010002705775
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