{"product_id":"florence-adler-swims-forever-hardcover","title":"Florence Adler Swims Forever - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRachel Beanland\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The perfect summer read\" \u003ci\u003e(USA TODAY\u003c\/i\u003e) begins with a shocking tragedy that results in three generations of the Adler family grappling with heartbreak, romance, and the weight of family secrets across the course of one summer.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Rachel Beanland is a writer of uncommon wit and wisdom, with a sharp and empathetic eye for character. She'll win you over in the most old fashioned of ways: She simply tells a hell of a story.\" --Rebecca Makkai, Pulitzer Finalist for \u003ci\u003eThe Great Believers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAtlantic City, 1934.\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEsther 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on a true story and told in the vein of J. Courtney Sullivan's \u003ci\u003eSaints for All Occasions\u003c\/i\u003e and Anita Diamant's \u003ci\u003eThe Boston Girl\u003c\/i\u003e, Beanland's family saga is a breathtaking portrait of just how far we will go to in order to protect our loved ones and an uplifting portrayal of how the human spirit can endure--and even thrive--after tragedy.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRachel Beanland is the author of the novel \u003ci\u003eFlorence Adler Swims Forever\u003c\/i\u003e. She is a graduate of the University of South Carolina and earned her MFA in creative writing from Virginia Commonwealth University. She lives with her husband and three children in Richmond, Virginia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 9.1 x 6.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 07, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769502400800,"sku":"9781982132460","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/80ac8600257ecb1d74e854fe61fd1e80.webp?v=1780349688","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/florence-adler-swims-forever-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}