May Swim by Katie Donovan Ruth Padel he would die of complications

he would die of complications from leukaemia just four months later

an illumination arrives and 'there is nothing that cannot be seen'

younger and happier

environmentally conscious pieces of art

and a clarity which does not deny mystery but makes room for it

May Swim by Katie Donovan Ruth Padel he would die of complicationsBy turns lyrical and sardonic, this new collection from Katie Donovan is characteristically watery candid and uncompromising in its refusal to inhabit the safer reaches of the shore. Themes of loss, widowhood and ageing co exist with observations of her wild garden and its inhabitants, including a mangy fox she helps to survive. Small acts of salvage are often all that is possible in the face of overwhelming odds, such as the permission given during