The Last Summer at Chelsea Beach (Hardcover)

from booklovers2

The newest but not my favorite of Pam Jenoff's books. This book feels like it was written for young teen. Not a lot of meat to it. Would recommend all of her other books over this one. Looking forward to the next book.

from rmarcin

I went back and forth from liking this book a lot, to just liking it a little. Addie is sent to America by her Italian Jewish parents to escape fascist Italy. She goes to live with her aunt and uncle in Philadelphia, then spends the summers at the shore near Atlantic City, NJ. There she meets an ...

from nwieme

I love Pam Jenoff's books and this one is no exception, but I don't think I liked the ending.

from nbmars

The story begins with sixteen-year-old Italian Jewish immigrant Adelia ("Addie") Montforte arriving in America in 1941, having been sent by her parents to take refuge from the Germans with her aunt and uncle in Philadelphia. Addie is despondent, but perks up when the three of them go to the New J...

from SilversReviews

Adelia Monteforte was put on a boat alone to America in 1941 as WWII was underway. Her mother forced her into leaving Italy and living with her aunt and uncle that she had never met. Adelia was grateful for her aunt and uncle's love, but ​she ​felt out of place with them and with her accent. When...