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Swim to me

Title
Swim to me / a novel by Betsy Carter.
Author
Carter, Betsy, 1945-
Publication
Chapel Hill, N.C. : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2007.

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Description
279 pages; 23 cm
Summary
"It's a fresh start for Delores Walker when she boards a Greyhound bus bound for Florida. Leaving the Bronx far behind, she's headed for sunny Weeki Wachee Springs, a frayed roadside attraction in danger of becoming obsolete with the opening of Walt Disney's latest creation, only miles up the road. Always more suited for a life under water, Delores joins a group of other aquatic hopefuls in this City of Live Mermaids, where she discovers a world of sequined tails and amphibious theme shows that even Disney couldn't dream up. It's in this fantastic place of make-believe and reinvention that Delores Walker becomes Delores Taurus, Florida's most unlikely celebrity." "Bringing together an eccentric assortment of outcasts, poseurs, and underdogs, this wise and poignant novel conjures up a time in America when anything was possible, especially in the Sunshine State. A story of family, of chasing dreams, and of finding your way, Swim to Me will have you believing in the impossible - even in mermaids from the Bronx."--BOOK JACKET.
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ISBN
  • 1565124928
  • 9781565124929
LCCN
2007008132
OCLC
  • ocm85444404
  • SCSB-5357388
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries