Poolside - Durabooks Author:Alice Adams, Amy Bloom, John Cheever, Ernest Hemingway, A. M. Homes, Andrea Lee, Edna O'Brien, Joyce Carol Oates, Julie Orringer, James Purdy, Graham Swift, John Updike, David Foster Wallace, Fay Weldon Poolside is a waterproof collection of fourteen stories about the satisfactions (and tribulations) of swimming lessons, summer scenes at club pools, chance encounters at the rec center - and just plain floating. The perfect companion for a day of dipping and people watching, Poolside is as necessary as sunscreen for achieving maxim... more »um poolside bliss. Poolside features internationally acclaimed authors Alice Adams, John Updike, Joyce Carol Oates, David Foster Wallace, Ernest Hemingway, John Cheever, and AM Homes, as well as emerging voices such as Julie Orringer and Andrea Lee.
Real and surreal, trenchant and lyrical -- Poolside shows that swimming holes have an uncanny way of causing submerged passions to surface and of transforming even the most stubborn personalities. Read it by the pool, in the pool, or in the privacy of your own bath. Just like a refreshing afternoon swim, Poolside's stories will transport and delight you.
This book is absolutely waterproof. Take it near the pool or even right into the water -- it's perfect for a day of poolside lounging.« less