Swimming Backwards

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Set in contemporary New England</span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> Swimming Backwards </em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>a literary novel tells the story of Joanna Turnus a gender-fluid lawyer</span> and Alexander Morgan an ambitious construction worker determined to become the youngest president of the AFL-CIO. They have nothing in common (at least initially) except working for General Construction. Founded by Joanna's grandfather General is the largest (and fastest growing) construction company in Massachusetts. Yes Joanna and Alexander meet; and yes they eventually fall in love.</p><p> </p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Although inspired by my experiences as a non-binary person and a construction laborer </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Swimming Backwards</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> transcends the narrow intersection of gender identity and blue-collar work and speaks to all of us: It is a novel of hope and ambition love and betrayal family and acceptance and self-fulfillment.</span> It is a love story for the 21<sup>st</sup> century.</p>