Overview
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 Charlotteās chance to fulfill her dream of becoming a martyred Catholic saintādespite the fact that sheās Jewish. At the same time, the young caretaker at the convent is inspiring some unsaintly thoughtsĀ .Ā .Ā .
āPatty Dann gives us a magnificent voice in the young CharlotteĀ .Ā .Ā . Compelling and tender, touching and alive in her search to find some order in the chaos of her life.ā āThe New York Times Book Review
āThis 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 weāve heard before.ā āJohn Sayles, director and novelist
āMoments of pure goldĀ .Ā .Ā . An energetic talent.ā āKirkus Reviews
āBoth of [the sistersā] characters are sharply etched and recognizable.ā āPublishers Weekly
āPoignantĀ .Ā .Ā . a quirky charm.ā āBooklist
This book title, Mermaids - 9781504079662, ISBN: 9781504079662, by Patty Dann, published by Open Road Integrated Media, Inc. (November 15, 2022) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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