{"product_id":"a-life-well-swum-1","title":"A Life Well Swum","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 12pt; color: #5e6e82; font-family: \" open sans blinkmacsystemfont ui roboto neue arial sans-serif color emoji symbol rgba font-size:=\"\" background-color:=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eHow does an ordinary family man in his forties end up taking on one of the toughest open water swims in the world?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 12pt; color: #5e6e82; font-family: \" open sans blinkmacsystemfont ui roboto neue arial sans-serif color emoji symbol rgba font-size:=\"\" background-color:=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eGraeme Lowe just wanted to get fit, but a few lengths in the local pool rekindled a childhood ambition he thought he had left behind: to swim the English Channel.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 12pt; color: #5e6e82; font-family: \" open sans blinkmacsystemfont ui roboto neue arial sans-serif color emoji symbol rgba font-size:=\"\" background-color:=\"\"\u003e\u003cem style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eA Life Well Swum\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e follows his return to the world of long distance swimming, from dolphins off Catalina to jellyfish in the North Channel. It is a story of cold, fatigue and friendships forged through shared challenges. Through it all, Graeme learns that the hardest part is not always the swimming, but the decisions and doubts.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 12pt; color: #5e6e82; font-family: \" open sans blinkmacsystemfont ui roboto neue arial sans-serif color emoji symbol rgba font-size:=\"\" background-color:=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eThe focus is not only on solo achievement, but also on the camaraderie of relays, the pressure of supporting others, and the trust between swimmer, pilot and crew.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 12pt; color: #5e6e82; font-family: \" open sans blinkmacsystemfont ui roboto neue arial sans-serif color emoji symbol rgba font-size:=\"\" background-color:=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eMore than a memoir about swimming, this is a story of finding purpose, confidence and belonging in midlife.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 12pt; color: #5e6e82; font-family: \" open sans blinkmacsystemfont ui roboto neue arial sans-serif color emoji symbol rgba font-size:=\"\" background-color:=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eFor swimmers, dreamers and anyone who has ever stood on the shore and wondered if they could go the distance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KERA Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Case Bound - PPC","offer_id":67577235996976,"sku":"9781066790722","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0262\/2357\/5085\/files\/9781066790722.jpg?v=1787387108","url":"https:\/\/www.thegreatbritishbookshop.co.uk\/products\/a-life-well-swum-1","provider":"The Great British Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}