The Mermaid of Brooklyn
25 April 2013Synopsis
Amy Shearn has written a fierce and vivacious book about motherhood, astounding in its honesty, fearless in its humor and exploding with love. THE MERMAID OF BROOKLYN is a joyful and exhilarating read' Maria Semple, author of the New York Times bestselling WHERE'D YOU GO, BERNADETTE?
Jenny Lipkin, former up-and-coming magazine editor and current stressed-out mother of two, is struggling....
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25 April 2013
9781447230281Reviews
'This is an author to read now and to definitely watch in the future'
Dallas Morning News
'I absolutely loved this inventive, smartly written tale of a struggling single mother who finds herself seeing her life through new eyes - those of a lusty, fearless and frequently wise mermaid eager to take on all the world has to offer. Insightful and engaging'
Jill Smolinski, author of OBJECTS OF MY AFFECTION and THE NEXT THING ON MY LIST
'An absorbing, energetically offbeat novel that merits attention'
Kansas City Star
'The author possesses a gift for infusing a mundane situation (an abandoned housewife) with the implausible (a mermaid) and building a story that many readers will find intuitive, clever and, on many levels, perfectly believable'
Kirkus Reviews
