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Betsy Carter is the author of The Orange Blossom Special and her memoir, Nothing to Fall Back On, which was a national bestseller. She is a contributing editor for O, The Oprah Magazine and writes for Good Housekeeping and New York magazine, among others. Carter formerly served as an editor at Esquire, Newsweek, and Harper’s Bazaar, and was the founding editor of New York Woman. She lives in New York City.



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Swim to Me
Swim to Me
Written by Betsy Carter
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780553591484
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Swim to Me

Written by Betsy Carter

Format: Paperback, 336 pages
On Sale: August 26, 2008
Price: $5.99

Sometimes to be who you really are, you have
to pretend you’re already who you want to be.

At two, Delores’s mother dropped her into the shallow end of a lake, trusting instinct would teach her daughter to swim. From then on, the water is where Delores Walker feels most at home. Now... Read more >
Also available as a trade paperback.
Swim to Me
Swim to Me
Written by Betsy Carter
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780385339773
Our Price: $12.00
 Quantity: 1 
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Swim to Me

Written by Betsy Carter

Format: Trade Paperback, 336 pages
On Sale: August 26, 2008
Price: $12.00

Sometimes to be who you really are, you have
to pretend you’re already who you want to be.

At two, Delores’s mother dropped her into the shallow end of a lake, trusting instinct would teach her daughter to swim. From then on, the water is where Delores Walker feels most at home. Now... Read more >
Also available as a paperback.
The Orange Blossom Special
The Orange Blossom Special
Written by Betsy Carter
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780385339766
Our Price: $12.00
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The Orange Blossom Special

Written by Betsy Carter

Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: May 30, 2006
Price: $12.00


Carbondale, Illinois. 1958. For widowed Tessie Lockhart, booking two seats on a passenger train to Florida symbolizes a fresh start, far from her memories of love and loss. For Tessie’s teenage daughter Dinah, who misses her father terribly, the move to Gainesville means a new school and the painful ordeal of... Read more >
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