Publisher's Synopsis
Alexandra Heminsley thought she could swim. She really did. It may have been because she could run, or because she only ever did ten minutes of breaststroke at a time. But, as she learned one day while flailing about in the sea, she really couldn't... Believing that the life lived most fully is the one with the most experience packed in, she decides to conquer her fear of the ocean tides. From the ignominy of getting into a wetsuit to the triumph of swimming from Kefalonia to Ithaca, Alex learns that the water is never as frightening once you're in...
