--- product_id: 35715158 title: "Swing Time" brand: "zadie smith" price: "₩57967" currency: KRW in_stock: true reviews_count: 19 category: "Books" url: https://www.desertcart.kr/products/35715158-swing-time store_origin: KR region: South Korea --- # Swing Time **Brand:** zadie smith **Price:** ₩57967 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Swing Time by zadie smith - **How much does it cost?** ₩57967 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.kr](https://www.desertcart.kr/products/35715158-swing-time) ## Best For - zadie smith enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted zadie smith brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![Swing Time - Image 1](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51RCez0oieL.jpg) ![Swing Time - Image 2](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51opZ0I4OoL.jpg) ![Swing Time - Image 3](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/510fe22OntL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐ Sad and unrewarding *by M***L on Reviewed in the United States on April 3, 2017* I am so sick of reading books where in the end you just don't care about any of the people in them. That seems to be a dominant theme in a lot of these Booker Prize listed books. I have now read a number of them and I can say Swing Time mirrors the others. A plot that never really goes anywhere, and unlikeable characters' stories woven in chapters in different times. For some reason this story kept me plodding through but with little satisfaction in the end. One person mentioned that we didn't even learn the heroine's name. That was purposeful on Smith's part, I am sure, as she never became anyone, never broke out of her bubble, was only defined by her roles with others. Sad and unrewarding in the end. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Multi-faceted Book of Two Bi-racial Girls. *by I***N on Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2016* Swing Time by Zadie SmithSwing Time, a multifaceted story of two biracial girls growing up in significantly different homes who become inseparable friends but face divergent destinies.Tracey and the Narrator (unnamed) meet in 1982 as they are both signing up for a ballet class at a church in a working-class section of London. Both are mixed race with the narrator having a black intellectual ambitious mother (of Caribbean descent) while her white father who is nurturing but less ambition. Tracey’s mother, on the other hand is white, ignorant, indulgent and unattractive and her criminal father spends most of his time in jail leaving Tracey morally directionless. Tracey has the talent and ends up on stage with a dancing career while the narrator begins work as a personal assistant to an Australian Madonna-like pop star named Aimee. Aimee decides to build a school for girls in West Africa and the narrator takes on the complicated dynamics of working in a country entrenched in poverty and old beliefs taking assignments from a unstable boss. She reports, "I scheduled abortions, hired dog walkers, ordered flowers, wrote Mother's Day cards, applied creams, administered injections, squeezed spots, and wiped very occasional break-up tears.". The story begins in 2008 as the narrator is reeling from the embarrassment of being fired and then moves back and forth in time and location from London to New York to West Africa. The chapters headings are numbered but not identified as to time or location and so it takes a minute to figure out the location and time frame. It is written from the first-person narrative making the identification of who is speaking easier to determine. Some of the characters, although central to the story, seemed to be not fully realized. Intelligently written and researched. 4 stars ### ⭐⭐⭐ The story gets off to a good start with a touching description of a developing friendship ... *by L***G on Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2016* The story gets off to a good start with a touching description of a developing friendship between two young girls. Their school, their dancing classes, their friends, their families and all the relative problems, pleasures, contrasts, shared intimacies, rivalries are well handled and hold the reader's attention. But that is lost when the protagonist meets up with her employer, world famous singer and dancer Aimee. This character just does not ring true and, perhaps as a result, the story loses its interest and credibility and becomes shallow and unconvincing. One is tempted to skip pages in the hope of finding the vivacity and spontaneity that characterized the opening pages but is disappointed in the end. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.kr/products/35715158-swing-time](https://www.desertcart.kr/products/35715158-swing-time) --- *Product available on Desertcart South Korea* *Store origin: KR* *Last updated: 2026-04-24*