I like Zadie Smiths writing a lot and that’s probably because she is so modern and I can understand the flow of her words. I’m confused as to who is speaking, but after research the narrator becomes clearer in the whole short story book. It reminds me of Brick Lane in the way she is inspired by swimming like Nazneen was to ice skating. Living in a foreign city and having to adapt to a world that has a completely different culture can tear ones spirituality but Fatou finds herself when swimming.