A Swim Back Home - by Denise Sawyer (Paperback)

About the Book

After an argument with her husband, Renee dives into her pool. When she resurfaces, it is the summer of 1966, days before an event occurs that alters the course of her life. Given a second chance, Renee acts but with devastating consequences.

Book Synopsis

Renee La Chance, a New Hampshire retiree, clings to her treasured 1960s mementos that have filled a storage unit. After a heated argument with her husband about her packrat ways, she dives into her backyard pool to cool the fiery rift between them. When she resurfaces, it is the summer of 1966. She is 11 again and back in her family pool in Colonia, New Jersey, days before her father received a job offer that uprooted the family and altered the course of Renee's life.

In her 11-year-old body, but with her adult mind, Renee believes she has died and is in Heaven. In her Heaven, she is given a second chance to grow up in the town she never wanted to leave. All she would need to do is prevent the move. To do so, she must confront an ominous force looming over the Inman Avenue overpass, the disappearance of her best friend, and the consequences of meddling with the past.

Review Quotes

A Swim Back Home is a poignant tale of longing for childhood and the wish to return and change that one thing that would make everything right. When that chance seems to be handed to Renee, she is forced to weigh the possible costs to her family - a process that changes her as much as any tinkering of the past would do. With humor and wisdom, Sawyer expertly interweaves the conflicts between adult reality and childhood yearnings, and between fantasy and reality, into a compelling tapestry that is a joy to read.

Edward H. Jacobs, Ph.D.- author of Fathering the ADHD Child and ADHD: Helping Parents Help Their Children