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Mermaids

Mermaids

Dann, Patty

Paperback

Series: Mermaids

General Fiction

Publisher Price: $16.99

ISBN10: 1504079663
ISBN13: 9781504079662
Publisher: Open Road Media
Published: Nov 15 2022
Pages: 172
Weight: 0.44
Height: 0.40 Width: 5.25 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
A teenager follows along as her mother moves from town to town--and man to man--in this coming-of-age novel: Both hilarious and tragic . . . a radiant debut. --The New York Times Book Review

The inspiration for the cult-classic film starring Winona Ryder, Christina Ricci, and Cher, this novel is narrated by Charlotte Flax, a fourteen-year-old helplessly dragged by her mother from place to place, brief affair to brief affair. When they settle into a quiet New England town in 1963, the teenager yearns to stay put for once. With a convent just steps away from their home, this could be Charlotte's chance to fulfill her dream of becoming a martyred Catholic saint--despite the fact that she's Jewish. At the same time, the young caretaker at the convent is inspiring some unsaintly thoughts . . .

Patty Dann gives us a magnificent voice in the young Charlotte . . . Compelling and tender, touching and alive in her search to find some order in the chaos of her life. --The New York Times Book Review

This is a really funny book about people trying to find something to hang onto in a world that keeps shifting under their feet. Patty Dann guides us through the guerilla war between mother and daughter, through the minefields that lie between being a child and being an adult, in a voice not like any we've heard before. --John Sayles, director and novelist

Moments of pure gold . . . An energetic talent. --Kirkus Reviews

Both of [the sisters'] characters are sharply etched and recognizable. --Publishers Weekly

Poignant . . . a quirky charm. --Booklist

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