A review by mindfullibrarian
Florence Adler Swims Forever by Rachel Beanland

4.0

This title has stuck in my head since the book released in 2020, but for some reason I didn't get around to reading it until I was compiling a list of books about swimming for my newsletter this month. I'm SO glad I remembered it, despite it not being about swimming in quite the way I thought it would be. This is a story ultimately about family, secrets, and grief, set in 1934 Atlantic City. It's also a story of being Jewish in America at a time that Nazis were overtaking Europe and the United States was making it increasingly difficult for Jews to immigrate. The narration of the audio version was wonderful, and I think it definitely added to my immersion in and enjoyment of this story. The fact that it is based on the author's family just added to my appreciation!

Source: Scribd audio