The Ladies Midnight Swimming Club (Paperback)

Reviews

"heart wrenching book about love, friendship and finding oneself" by lauren H. - 30 September 2022

Elizabeth's husband recently died leaving behind shocking amounts of debt, she confides in her friend Jo who then calls her daughter Lucy, (who is recently divorced) to help run the dr surgery. The three women start taking midnight swims as an escape from daily life. I was hooked from the get go, how initially 2 women come together at night to find escspe from daily life, it made me want to go midnight swimming and I don't particularly like swimming or the sea! After her husband's death Elizabeth discovers quite a few shocking secrets and just how much under his shadow she lived. Jo has not been facing the truth, ignoring something right in front of her, and then the truth is devastatingly faced. Lucy comes for a short break but lands up by staying longer due to a few circumstances in the book. Niall, a typical 15 year old boy is angry at his mom for bringing him to a back of the woods town where he doesn't fit in.. or does he? Dan, a writer in search for answers comes to the small Irish coastal town and discovers much more than he ever could have hoped for. Told in multiple viewpoints the stunningly interwoven stories hit you in the feels! This was everything I hoped for and for the last 10% or so I could hardly see through tears. Ladies midnight swimming club is a beautifully written heart-wrenching, memorable book about love, friendships and regaining oneself. I won't be forgetting this one.