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Book Review of The Dive from Clausen's Pier

The Dive from Clausen's Pier
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How much do we owe the people we love? Is it a sign of strength or weakness to walk away from someone in need? At the age of twenty-three, when her fiance is paralyzed in a diving accident, leaving seems unforgivable to Carrie Bell-yet more necessary than ever. The Dive from Clausen's Pier animates this dilemma--and Carrie's startling response to it--with the narrative assurance, exacting realism, and moral complexity we expect from the very best fiction.