Swimming Home is a subversive page-turner, offering a merciless gaze at the insidious harm that depression can inflict on seemingly stable, well-turned-out individuals. Set in a summer villa, the story is tautly structured, unfolding over a week where a group of beautiful, flawed tourists in the French Riviera begin to unravel.

A mysterious woman suffering from mental illness suddenly appears at the vacation villa, and her interactions with the guests reveal secret details about their past and the tensions within their relationships.