Pondlife: A Swimmer's Journal

by Al Álvarez

Book Overview

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 in them almost daily.

An athlete in his youth, Alvarez, now in his eighties, chronicles what it is to grow old with humor and fierce honesty--from his relentlessly nagging ankle which makes daily life a struggle, to infuriating...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1408841029
• ISBN13: 9781408841020
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Paperbacks
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.0" x 7.8"