Swimming With My Father

"Exquisitely written and wonderfully readable - There are tears, laughter and filial tenderness on every page of Tim Jeal's perfect gem of a book." Val Hennessy, Daily Mail

"Jeal's prose is so sprightly, his interweaving of time-schemes so skilful, and his 'ordinary' story so touching that his book feels completely fresh - At its heart is an unusually engrossing account of parental oddity, marital resilience and filial complexity." Andrew Motion, Guardian

"This is a marvellous book: funny, vivid, immensely touching and beautifully constructed." John Preston, Evening Standard