Swimming Studies the determined Maine State Game

the determined Maine State Game Warden tasked with finding Valerie

And Bayview has a lot it's still hiding

she discovers a mama bear preparing for her own long winter

beautifully envisioned account of what it means to live

Swimming Studies the determined Maine State GameWinner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Autobiography Named a Best Book of the Year by The Observer Back in print, a "fusion of cool, clear eyed prose and watercolors, photographs and painted portraits" (Time Out New York) by celebrated author and artist Leanne Shapton, on a sport that has shaped her life. Intimate with chlorinated space; weightless yet limited; closed off to taste, sound, and most sight; acutely aware of the clock: this