'Swimming Home' by Deborah Levy is a haunting novel that weaves the delicate story of human vulnerability and the intoxicating allure of the French Riviera. Over the course of a week, the seemingly stable lives of a group of tourists unravel amid the backdrop of a summer villa. The narrative delivers a penetrating examination of depression's creeping influence, exposing the fragile facades of its beautifully flawed characters. The reader is taken on a magnetic journey that combines elegant prose with a gripping and subversive plot, revealing the tumultuous inner workings of the human psyche.