Swimming Lessons

Growing up was never meant to be easy for Michelle Tan. Her older sister Meredith lies in a hospital ward, unconscious and barely breathing. Sorrow-stricken, the younger girl dives headfirst into her memories - the first time Meredith taught her how to swim, their first mid-autumn festival together and her father's untimely departure. But that only accounts for Michelle's worldly worries. She also thinks she's being followed. By what - she can't exactly put a finger on. Clumsily, she navigates the arduous process of growing up and coming to terms with who she truly is while a supernatural enigma looms. Young Constable Michael Chakrabarti experiences strange happenings during his night shifts. Mysterious recurring phone calls from an exasperated girl, a ferocious, shadowy lion of mythological origin; there doesn't seem to be an end to the peculiarity that haunts him. Demystifying the unknown has consequences. Captain Ishaan heads the newly-inaugurated Department of Supernatural Oddities.

Pages: 300, Paperback, Penguin Books