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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherSimon & Schuster
ISBN-101982132477
ISBN-139781982132477
eBay Product ID (ePID)26038531059
Product Key Features
Book TitleFlorence Adler Swims Forever : a Novel
Number of Pages336 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicFamily Life, Historical, Jewish
Publication Year2021
GenreFiction
AuthorRachel Beanland
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight9 Oz
Item Length8.4 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2019-049340
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal813/.6
Synopsis"The perfect summer read" ( USA TODAY ) begins with a shocking tragedy that results in three generations of the Adler family grappling with heartbreak, romance, and the weight of family secrets over the course of one summer. *A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice * One of USA TODAY 's "Best Books of 2020" * One of Good Morning America 's "25 Novels You'll Want to Read This Summer" * One of Parade 's "26 Best Books to Read This Summer" Atlantic City, 1934 . Every summer, Esther and Joseph Adler rent their house out to vacationers escaping to "America's Playground" and move into the small apartment above their bakery. Despite the cramped quarters, this is the apartment where they raised their two daughters, Fannie and Florence, and it always feels like home. Now, Florence has returned from college, determined to spend the summer training to swim the English Channel, and Fannie, pregnant again after recently losing a baby, is on bedrest for the duration of her pregnancy. After Joseph insists they take in a mysterious young woman whom he recently helped emigrate from Nazi Germany, the apartment is bursting at the seams. Esther only wants to keep her daughters close and safe but some matters are beyond her control: there's Fannie's risky pregnancy--not to mention her always-scheming husband, Isaac--and the fact that the handsome heir of a hotel notorious for its anti-Semitic policies, seems to be in love with Florence. When tragedy strikes, Esther makes the shocking decision to hide the truth--at least until Fannie's baby is born--and pulls the family into an elaborate web of secret-keeping and lies, bringing long-buried tensions to the surface that reveal how quickly the act of protecting those we love can turn into betrayal. "Readers of Emma Straub and Curtis Sittenfeld will devour this richly drawn debut family saga" ( Library Journal ) that's based on a true story and is a breathtaking portrayal of how the human spirit can endure--and even thrive--after tragedy.
The book is very different from other books I have read. I like the way each chapter discusses each person separately. It is an easy read and gives a person things to think about.