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Wild Woman Swimming: A Journal of West Country Waters Paperback – January 1, 2018

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Devon paramedic Lynne Roper began swimming outdoors in 2011 while recovering from a double mastectomy. Warm, funny and fearless, she was soon at the heart of The Outdoor Swimming Society, inspiring others to swim wild, `read water' and take educated risks as she did.
For five years, until a brain tumour made swimming and writing impossibly hard, Lynne recorded her adventures in over sixty wild waters.
By turns lyrical and adrenaline-fueled, solitary and communal, her diaries are a celebration of Dartmoor, the Devon coast and the close-knit communities that grow from a shared endeavour.
This book is for outdoor swimmers, nature lovers and all who prize the wild and free.
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ The Selkie Press (January 1, 2018)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 183 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1527221989
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1527221987
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.04 x 0.59 x 7.8 inches
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I recently read Mornings with Rosemary by Libby Page and was smitten. Full on book crush after, which lead me to checking out the authors Instagram, which took me down a rabbit hole of amaziness? I scrolled for an hour reading her posts and discovering there is actually a name for something I’ve been doing for years. Libby has an account named The Swimming Sisters and has tons of photos of her and her sister swimming together. Lakes, streams, pools, rivers, if it has water they swim it! I had no idea people who love to go out and take a brisk swim are called wild swimmers, and there is accounts and books and so many articles about it. Whenever we travel I love searching for waterfalls or rivers and taking a dip. The water always freezing cold yet exhilarating. It makes me feel so alive and free. I was set to interview Libby for the Woman’s National Book Club and was researching Libby and the art of wild swimming, and that’s how I came across this beautiful book by Lynne Roper. Wild Woman Swimming is basically Lynne’s journal of all of her wild swims, locations, who she went with, how it made her feel, and unfortunately the story of how cancer slowly took her life. I really enjoyed reading this book and felt inspired and ready to find more locations to swim in the wild.“It’s a spiritual experience, sliding through wild water. Worries dissolve, my mind is liberated; thoughts flow and glide and play like dolphins. My soul swims wild.” Lynne Roper
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I recently read Mornings with Rosemary by Libby Page and was smitten. Full on book crush after, which lead me to checking out the authors Instagram, which took me down a rabbit hole of amaziness? I scrolled for an hour reading her posts and discovering there is actually a name for something I’ve been doing for years. Libby has an account named The Swimming Sisters and has tons of photos of her and her sister swimming together. Lakes, streams, pools, rivers, if it has water they swim it! I had no idea people who love to go out and take a brisk swim are called wild swimmers, and there is accounts and books and so many articles about it. Whenever we travel I love searching for waterfalls or rivers and taking a dip. The water always freezing cold yet exhilarating. It makes me feel so alive and free. I was set to interview Libby for the Woman’s National Book Club and was researching Libby and the art of wild swimming, and that’s how I came across this beautiful book by Lynne Roper. Wild Woman Swimming is basically Lynne’s journal of all of her wild swims, locations, who she went with, how it made her feel, and unfortunately the story of how cancer slowly took her life. I really enjoyed reading this book and felt inspired and ready to find more locations to swim in the wild.
“It’s a spiritual experience, sliding through wild water. Worries dissolve, my mind is liberated; thoughts flow and glide and play like dolphins. My soul swims wild.” Lynne Roper
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5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful story that will inspire you!
Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2020
I recently read Mornings with Rosemary by Libby Page and was smitten. Full on book crush after, which lead me to checking out the authors Instagram, which took me down a rabbit hole of amaziness? I scrolled for an hour reading her posts and discovering there is actually a name for something I’ve been doing for years. Libby has an account named The Swimming Sisters and has tons of photos of her and her sister swimming together. Lakes, streams, pools, rivers, if it has water they swim it! I had no idea people who love to go out and take a brisk swim are called wild swimmers, and there is accounts and books and so many articles about it. Whenever we travel I love searching for waterfalls or rivers and taking a dip. The water always freezing cold yet exhilarating. It makes me feel so alive and free. I was set to interview Libby for the Woman’s National Book Club and was researching Libby and the art of wild swimming, and that’s how I came across this beautiful book by Lynne Roper. Wild Woman Swimming is basically Lynne’s journal of all of her wild swims, locations, who she went with, how it made her feel, and unfortunately the story of how cancer slowly took her life. I really enjoyed reading this book and felt inspired and ready to find more locations to swim in the wild.
“It’s a spiritual experience, sliding through wild water. Worries dissolve, my mind is liberated; thoughts flow and glide and play like dolphins. My soul swims wild.” Lynne Roper
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HO Ho ho
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Reviewed in Canada on January 24, 2023
Very interesting read.
PB10538
5.0 out of 5 stars Lovely Story
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 25, 2019
A very interesting diary, telling of swimming adventures in Devon. The highlights of each swim are short and sweet, but paint a great picture of Devon, and its waters
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Atara
1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 15, 2019
I love books about swimming, I am an open water and ice swimmer myself. But this book to me was like a diary that never meant to be published. The entries are very detailed, where, when and who she swam with. Perhaps it is interesting to locals, but to me, as a non UK person, and unlike other beautiful books about swimming that I read, it was totally boring. Here and there there was an interesting insight, but on the whole, it is not a book I would recommend. I didn’t finish it.
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