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Florence Adler Swims Forever by Rachel Beanland

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I can see why people are comparing Rachel Beanland to [a:J. Courtney Sullivan|486136|J. Courtney Sullivan|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1309796096p2/486136.jpg]. Their characters are endearing, their plots are satisfying and not (too) predictable, and their settings are absorbing. As someone who grew up going to the Jersey Shore (though not to Atlantic City), I thoroughly enjoyed getting a glimpse of it - particularly its Jewish community - in 1934. And I liked both the title and the cover as much after reading as I did before. I had very mixed feelings about the ending, though I will not spoil it here by explaining them, but otherwise I consider this a solid beach read.