The book's emotional power once again demonstrates Egan's extraordinary gifts.

More straightforwardly narrated than some of Egan's earlier work, including the celebrated A Visit from the Goon Squad, the novel is tremendously assured and rich, moving from depictions of violence and crime to deep tenderness. As the stories eddy through time, Egan makes haunting use of shore and water motifs to balance dense period detail and explore the liminal spaces–between strength and weakness, depth and surface, past and future, life and death–through which her protagonists move. The Strand Bar occupies the first floor, and there is also a wine cellar below that can double as a private dining venue. Around the same time, a second encounter with Dexter Styles raises hopes that he can help untangle the mysteries of her father's disappearance. Manhattan Beach is a deft, dazzling, propulsive exploration of a transformative moment in the lives and identities of women and men, of America and the world. The view is best observed from the dining room and bar on the upper level, which has a handful of tables on the deck. Working a dull job inspecting ship parts at the Brooklyn Naval Yard, Anna seizes the opportunity to become the first female civilian diver there. The 11-year-old can't comprehend their business, but she senses that the two men have become 'friends.' By the time Anna is 19, Eddie has inexplicably vanished and America is in the Second World War. One day he brings his healthy daughter, Anna, to the Manhattan Beach home of Dexter Styles, a nightclub owner with underworld partners. He finds work as a bagman, ferrying bribes for a corrupt union official. making them the winningest duo of the season and adding them into the record book. During the year, Arizona State had two win streaks of three. The Sand Devils earned an 11-13 record, 6-5 in Pac-12 play. Pulitzer-winner Egan's splendid novel begins in 1934 Brooklyn as Eddie Kerrigan struggles to support his wife and two daughters, one of whom is severely disabled. The 2023 Sun Devil Beach Volleyball season saw some big team wins and a handful of individuals making.

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