The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka

Author:Julie Otsuka [Otsuka, Julie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Published: 2022-02-22T00:00:00+00:00

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she remembers that, of her three children, you were the most delightful to be with. She remembers that your younger brother was so quiet she sometimes forgot he was there. He was like a dream. She remembers that her own brother refused to carry anything with him onto the train except for his transistor radio. He didn’t want to miss any of his favorite shows. She remembers her mother burying all the silver in the yard the night before they left. She remembers her fifth-grade teacher, Mr. Martello, asking her to stand up in front of the class so everyone could tell her goodbye. She remembers being given a silver heart pendant by her next-door neighbor, Elaine Crowley, who promised to write but never did. She remembers losing that pendant on the train and being so angry she wanted to cry. It was my first piece of jewelry.

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