Florence Adler Swims Forever

Read via Kindle Unlimited. The novel starts with a tragic death in the first chapter, and the mood remains bleak throughout. I'm not opposed to sad books, but the author's decision to split the narrative focus among seven characters made it challenging to connect with any of them, so the grief itself is more memorable than the mourners. The author is a talented writer, and the plot is based on real events that happened to her own family in the 1930s. YMMV if you don't mind the melancholy tone, and have an affinity for Jewish historical fiction, Atlantic City at its peak, and Nazi storm clouds on the horizon.