Memories of Low Tide

A memoir of childhood, the mother-daughter bond and the transformative power of swimming, by multi-award-winning French author Chantal Thomas.

About the author

Chantal Thomas was raised at the seaside in Arcachon, near Bordeaux. She has taught literature in a number of American universities and is the author of over 20 books. She also works as a screenwriter. She won the Prix Femina for her novel Farewell, My Queen (2002), also adapted as a film by Benoit Jacquot, and later received the prestigious Roger-Caillois and Prince de Monaco prizes for her entire work.

Summary

A memoir of childhood, the mother-daughter bond and the transformative power of swimming, by multi-award-winning French author Chantal Thomas.

Product details

• Authors: Chantal Thomas, Thomas Chantal
• Assisted by: Natasha Lehrer (Translation), Lehrer Natasha (Translation)
• Publisher: Pushkin Press
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 30.06.2020
• Subject: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries
• EAN: 9781782275206
• ISBN: 978-1-78227-520-6
• Pages: 240
• Subjects: Coast, Beach, France, Nice, Helen Macdonald, Arcachon, Memoirs, mother, Wild Swimming, swimming, Prix Femina, daughter, swim, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Memoirs, amy liptrot, Seaside, h is for hawk, The Outrun