In Chapter 2, Anna and Eddie returned home. When Anna and Eddie drove home together, Eddie explained that Dexter was a nightclub owner – confirming Anna’s educated guess that the man “wasn’t in stocks” (11). Liz von Klemperer: I was drawn to the theme of using conventional femininity as a survival tool. To order a copy for 14.44 (RRP 16.99 go to or call 03. With Manhattan Beach, Egan once again demonstrates her mastery of the sweeping, multi-character narrative. Judging from the house’s size and décor, and the caliber of Tabatha’s toys, Anna determined the Styles family to be much wealthier than her own. Manhattan Beach is published by Little, Brown. MANHATTAN BEACH by Jennifer Egan RELEASE DATE: Oct. While her father and Dexter met, Anna played with Dexter’s eight-year-old daughter, Tabatha, while Tabatha’s younger twin brothers Philip and John-Martin played nearby. Twelve-year-old Anna Kerrigan accompanied her father – Eddie, a labor union member – to his business appointment (the nature of which Anna did not comprehend) with a man named Dexter Styles, in Brooklyn’s Manhattan Beach neighborhood. The first chapter of Jennifer Egan’s novel opens in New York City, five years after the 1929 American stock market crash.

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