The Mermaid of Brooklyn (Audiobook)

from karmakath

Jenny's husband has gone missing after telling her he would be making a short stop after work. The horror of it all, that would be for most of us, but for Jenny, not so much.I really liked this was an excellent. I like Jenny, in some ways her attitude of resignation because of her circumstances, ...

from baystateRA

The Mermaid of Brooklyn is a story set in Brooklyn – specifically, the family-friendly neighborhood of Park Slope – in the current day of cell phones and triple strollers with cup holders. Readers get a real feel for the pleasures and the drawbacks of living in the city with children on relativel...

from suetu

Keep calm and mermaid on The tag line for Amy Shearn's sophomore novel, The Mermaid of Brooklyn, reads “Sometimes all you need in life is a fabulous pair of shoes—and a little help from a mermaid.” Now, if you ask me, that sounds like some kind of light chick-lit novel—and there's nothing wrong ...

from karmaforlifechick

Jenny's husband has gone missing after telling her he would be making a short stop after work. The horror of it all, that would be for most of us, but for Jenny, not so much.I really liked this was an excellent. I like Jenny, in some ways her attitude of resignation because of her circumstances, ...

from bookchickdi

What initially appealed to me about this novel was its Brooklyn setting. Jenny Lipkin is married to Harry, a man who works for his family's failing candy supply business. They have two daughters, preschooler Betty and baby Rose. They live in a cramped (but expensive) Park Slope walk-up, and they ...