num_pages: 261
description: Follows the childhood experiences of seven-year-old Grace Berggren, the daughter of foreign missionaries living on the banks of the Congo River, and her growing attachment to the African landscape and the people, both indigenous and foreign, who surround her
language: English
title: Swimming in the Congo
titlecomplete: Swimming in the Congo
genres: Adult, Young Adult, Africa, Coming Of Age, Fiction
ratings_count: 110
publisher: Milkweed Editions