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Rockaway Beach memoir: rising through ranks, saving lives, finding love.
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Lifeguard
A Love Story
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240 pages
- Release Date
22 June 2026
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Summary
An unforgettable memoir from New York City’s first female lifeguard chief, this coming-of-age story plunges into the rough-and-tumble, sun-soaked world of Rockaway Beach in the 1970s and 1980s.
The first time I ever saw a lifeguard get horned was in the summer of 1974.
So begins the singular story of Janet Fash, the first female lifeguard chief at Rockaway Beach. Janet never expected to be a lifeguard, but when she got recruited by a friend to join th…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781668206614 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1668206617 |
| Author: | Janet Fash, Clio Chang |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Imprint: | Simon & Schuster |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 22 June 2026 |
| Weight: | 376g |
| Dimensions: | 213mm x 140mm x 17mm |
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Janet Fash
Janet Fash has been a New York City lifeguard for almost forty years.
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