Writers on Writing Episode 42: Betsy Carter
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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, at
seventeen, she's boarding a Greyhound bus leaving the Bronx for sunny Wicki Wachee Springs. It's the 1970s, and these roadside attractions are beginning to lose their audiences to Disney. That's the
stor...
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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, at
seventeen, she's boarding a Greyhound bus leaving the Bronx for sunny Wicki Wachee Springs. It's the 1970s, and these roadside attractions are beginning to lose their audiences to Disney. That's the
story of Swim to Me a novel by Betsy Carter. Betsy is the author of the memoir Nothing to Fall Back On, which was a national bestseller. She is also a contributing editor to O, The Oprah Magazine.
Betsy joins Josephine to talk about Swim to Me.
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story of Swim to Me a novel by Betsy Carter. Betsy is the author of the memoir Nothing to Fall Back On, which was a national bestseller. She is also a contributing editor to O, The Oprah Magazine.
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