The Island Swimmer by Lorraine Kelly - display packs and event kits

The Island Swimmer by Lorraine Kelly - display packs and event kits

Discover the uplifting and completely heartwarming debut novel from beloved author and TV presenter Lorraine Kelly, The Island Swimmer.

Bring a slice of Orkney to your library with a fun and vibrant POS pack celebrating The Island Swimmer. Each pack includes:

  • A3 posters (pack of 2)
  • Bookmarks (pack of 50)
  • A3 woman standee (pack of 1)
  • A3 table standee (pack of 1)
  • Seagull mobiles (pack of 2)

 This is one pack per public library. 

You can order the packs until Tuesday 4 March 2025 but they may sell out before this date.

The publisher will be dispatching your resources. They will receive a dispatch list with your contact name and work address (which you give) for delivery. They will only deliver the pack requested and the dispatch list will then be deleted after the packs have been sent.

Event kits are also available:

Public libraries also have the chance to apply for one of five event packs. Finding community where you least expect it is such a core theme of the novel so we’re offering the ultimate kit to put together your own afternoon or evening bringing your local community together. Packs include:

  • Scottish snacks and drinks
  • Extra POS e.g. bunting
  • Activity prompts e.g. team games and a scavenger hunt that you have to do in pairs
  • Book club-style questions around favourite books, characters and experiences
  • A video from Lorraine welcoming guests and reading an extract
  • A raffle prize to help raise donations for a local loneliness charity of your choice, and more.

 To be considered for an event pack, please email lucy.cameron@orionbooks.co.uk by Thursday 6 March 2025.

 About the book

Once the tide turns, you can't hold it back...

When Evie's father falls desperately ill, she finally returns to the family home on Orkney and the wild landscape she left as a teenager, swearing never to return. Not everyone is happy at her arrival, particularly her estranged sister Liv, their relationship broken after a childhood trauma. 

As Evie clears out her father's neglected house to prepare it for sale, lonely Evie finds herself drawn to a group of cold-water swimmers led by her old friend Freya, who find calmness beneath the waves. Together they help Evie face up to the mistakes in her past, unlocking a treasure of truths that will reverberate through the community, and shake her family to its core.


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