The Bathing Pools

by Tiffany Murray

From the author of Happy Accidents and Diamond Star Halo, a short story about illicit love set against a stunning Devon coastline.



Devon, 1903
The boy was sinking fast, the sea sucking at his thin, white ankles. There was comfort in the fact that only he was to blame. Of course he’d had to go beyond the rock walls of the tidal pool, into the feral open sea, because he wanted to report back to Mother and Cecelia, to tell them what a man he was, what a brave Mother who had spoiled him so, Ceci who batted him away with her thick hands.
Still, Albert was drowning.

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First published July 1, 2011

About the author

Tiffany Murray was born in South West Sussex and grew up in Wales. Her first novel Happy Accidents and her second, Diamond Star Halo were both short-listed for the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Award. Tiffany's writing has appeared in The Times, The Telegraph, The Independent and The Guardian. She is Senior Lecturer at The University of Glamorgan.