Cann, Kate. Sink or swim.CANN CANN Canadian Association of Neuroscience Nurses , Kate. Sink or swim. Read by Nicky Talacko. 6 cds. 6 hrs. Bolinda Audio. 2007. 9781740938952. $48.00. Vinyl; plot, reader notes. S Drowning in an ocean of teenage angst, 17-year-old Coll agonizes over her desertion by her lover, Art, who has run away from England to bum around to wander about idly or aimlessly. See also: bum New Zealand. He is her first and only sexual partner, and she adores him. When he returns from his odyssey, which included, to Coll's horror, a lot of sleeping around and even an affair with an older woman, he wants to reenter re·en·ter also re-en·ter v. re·en·tered, re·en·ter·ing, re·en·ters v.tr. 1. To enter or come in to again. 2. To record again on a list or ledger. v.intr. her life. Despite the advice of friends and family to get over him, Coll is still under his spell and vacillates between wanting him back and rebuffing him. Then, with her A-level exams looming right after the Easter school break, she decides at last not to see him at all while she studies for them and eventually extricates herself from his domination. Art is a fairly typical immature adolescent, wanting both his own freedom and possession of Coll, while she is caught in the painful throes throe n. 1. A severe pang or spasm of pain, as in childbirth. See Synonyms at pain. 2. throes A condition of agonizing struggle or trouble: a country in the throes of economic collapse. of a strong first love. Teenage girls will identify with her feelings and enjoy hearing about her life and friends. Talacko's semi-voiced narration is superb: empathetic em·pa·thet·ic adj. Empathic. em  pa·thet i·cal·ly adv. ,
varied, and enthusiastic. Pat Dole, Richmond, VA
S--Recommended for senior high school students. |
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