Learning to Swim

Learning To Swim

by Sara J. Henry

    "If I'd blinked, I would have missed it.  But I didn't, and I saw something fall from the rear deck of the opposite ferry: a small, wide-eyed human face, in one tiny frozen moment, as it plummeted toward the water."

    When she witnesses a small child tumbling from a ferry into Lake Champion, Troy Chance dives in without think.  Harrowing moments later, she bobs to the surface, pulling a terrified little boy with her.  As the ferry disappears into the distance, she begins a bone-chilling swim nearly a mile to shore with a tiny passenger on her back.

    Surprisingly, he speaks only French.  He'll acknowledge that his name is Paul; otherwise, he's resolutely mute.

    Troy assumes that Paul's frantic parents will be in touch with the police or the press.  But what follows is a shocking and deafening silence.  And Troy, a freelance writer, finds herself as fiercely determined to protect Paul as she is to find out what happened to him.  What she uncovers will take her into a world of wealth and privilege and heedless self-indulgence—a world in which the murder of child is not unthinkable.  She'll need skill and courage to survive and protect her charge and herself.*

    I really enjoyed this book.  A lot of the books I read are fantasy, but this realistic fiction novel was both new and refreshing.  The characters in this book are relatable and they tugged on my heartstrings, each in turn.

    If I could change one thing about this book, it would be the climax.  It was a little cliche and over dramatic.  However, I would still recommend this book.

*From the dust jacket