New York Woman founding editor and Orange Blossom Special author Betsy Carter returns with another novel set in Florida, this one about the working mermaids of Weeki Watchee and coinciding with the tourist trap's 60th anniversary. In Swim to Me, a young woman from the Bronx moves from her dysfunctional home to Florida to fulfill her childhood dream of becoming a Weeki Wachee mermaid. A series of fortunate events lead her to unlikely fame and friendship while these same events become the catalyst for a family reunion. Pick up your copy at Inkwood Books and get it signed by Carter at a special book release event this Thursday. Thurs., Nov. 1, 7 p.m., 216 S. Armenia Ave., Tampa, 813-253-2396.
This article appears in Oct 31 – Nov 6, 2007.