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The Drowning of Arthur Braxton

(2013)
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An urban fairy tale from the acclaimed author of 99 Reasons Why. Urban magic, a sacred pagan pool, a dysfunctional bullied boy, a beautiful water nymph, sexual awakening and a very dark secret are just some of the ingredients of this adult fairy tale in which Arthur Braxton finds a mystical world below a derelict swimming baths. Finding a beautiful girl who seems to spend all her time swimming in the pool of a disused public baths, Arthur falls in love. But the mystical pool in which their relationship develops is threatened with destruction, and of course the beautiful girl is not at all what she seems. Can love cross the divide of separate worlds Can Arthur save his lover, and can he discover his lover's secret before it is too late?


Genre: Fantasy

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