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3.87 AVERAGE
3.87 AVERAGE
Florence Adler Seins Forever is a story about family and how they aren't always blood relations.
This historical fiction book focuses on Florence's family and her closest friends and the issues they face in 1934. This book is about family and how they deal with secrets and hardships. Will they be able to stick together or come apart?
This historical fiction book focuses on Florence's family and her closest friends and the issues they face in 1934. This book is about family and how they deal with secrets and hardships. Will they be able to stick together or come apart?
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
In the Summer of 1934 the Jewish Addler family has a lot going on. Florence Addler returns home from college to practice for a swim across the English Channel. Her sister Fannie is on strict bed rest in the hospital during a pregnancy. Florence and Fannie’s parents Joseph and Esther are looking after Gussie, Fannie’s 7-year-old daughter while Fannie is in the hospital. They also have another house guest for the summer, a young woman named Anna from Germany, who is the daughter of one of Joseph’s childhood friends.
Told through alternating view points of each family member and some of their dearest friends, this family saga is a brilliant debut showcasing how far family will go to protect each other, and how we can survive and thrive after experiencing trauma.
WOW! This book was not at all what I expected! I have read books about family secrets, but never a secret like this one. I loved that this story is based on the author's own family. That made reading about the Adler family feel all the more special.
I absolutely loved that the story was told from each family member's point of view. I feel like this gave the story a very well rounded experience of the Adler family.
Thank you to NetGalley, Simon and Schuster and Rachel Beanland for the advanced copy of Florence Adler Swims Forever in exchange for my honest review.
Told through alternating view points of each family member and some of their dearest friends, this family saga is a brilliant debut showcasing how far family will go to protect each other, and how we can survive and thrive after experiencing trauma.
WOW! This book was not at all what I expected! I have read books about family secrets, but never a secret like this one. I loved that this story is based on the author's own family. That made reading about the Adler family feel all the more special.
I absolutely loved that the story was told from each family member's point of view. I feel like this gave the story a very well rounded experience of the Adler family.
Thank you to NetGalley, Simon and Schuster and Rachel Beanland for the advanced copy of Florence Adler Swims Forever in exchange for my honest review.
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Florence is one of the best swimmers in New Jersey with big dreams ahead of her. It takes place during WWII when this Jewish family stays in their own section of the neighborhood. When Florence went for a swim one day, she suddenly drowned. The book is about how her mother keeps it a secret with her sister who is in the hospital with a pregnancy for fear of a miscarriage.
The author captured my attention immediately with the characters in the family and how one situation can involve everyone to a large degree. This story was based on a real person which always makes history more interesting.
The author captured my attention immediately with the characters in the family and how one situation can involve everyone to a large degree. This story was based on a real person which always makes history more interesting.
challenging
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
sad
challenging
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes