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An 11-year-old's daring 1934 dip at Brooklyn's Manhattan Beach introduces the tautly twisted threads of Egan's first novel since 2011's Pulitzer Prize-winning A Visit from the Goon Squad. This tripart historical hybrid—part family saga, part noirish mystery, part testimony to women's war-fueled empowerment—features Heather Lind as adventurous tween Anna Kerrigan; Norbert Leo Butz as Anna's father, Eddie; and Vincent Piazza as Eddie's boss Dexter Styles. Lind seamlessly matures into bol...Log In or Sign Up to Read More