In the early 1970s, religious cults aggressively recruited baby boomers who were coming of age in a new era of experimentation and self-pursuit. Ma...
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Dec 10, 2009
Malcolm
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Larry Brown's musings about life as he observes it are insightful, humorous and often jaded. Outwardly, the protagonist of Mark Zvonkovic's gently written novel "When Mermaids Sing" is a pleasant, unassuming Medford, PA high school English teacher who tries to get along with everyone and avoid conflicts.
He often feels manipulated by the requirements of his teaching job and the endless expectations of his parents and his girl friend Millie. Brown's parents, both college teac More...
He often feels manipulated by the requirements of his teaching job and the endless expectations of his parents and his girl friend Millie. Brown's parents, both college teac More...
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Nov 20, 2009
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When Mermaids Sing
By Mark Zvonkovic
iUniverse, Inc.
ISBN: 9781440167171
239 Pages
Prepare to sit back and enjoy the beautifully written literary fiction of Mark Zvonkovic in When Mermaids Sing. When a former English teacher also has the creative genius to tell stories, it results in a pleasurable read, no matter the topic. In Zvonkovic’s case, his first novel takes us back to the 70s when there were many, many religious cults which aggressively recruited yo More...
By Mark Zvonkovic
iUniverse, Inc.
ISBN: 9781440167171
239 Pages
Prepare to sit back and enjoy the beautifully written literary fiction of Mark Zvonkovic in When Mermaids Sing. When a former English teacher also has the creative genius to tell stories, it results in a pleasurable read, no matter the topic. In Zvonkovic’s case, his first novel takes us back to the 70s when there were many, many religious cults which aggressively recruited yo More...
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Aug 03, 2010
Andrea
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When Mermaids Sing is a narrative of the protagonist, Larry, during his early adult years. Larry seems to be caught in the ebb and pull of the people that surround him, while demonstrating an inability to feel passion about anything, content to drift along and reminisce about his idyllic childhood spent with his cousins.
Larry is the classically described middle child. Both of his parents are college professors, his father a professor of literature and his mother a professor of Frenc More...
Larry is the classically described middle child. Both of his parents are college professors, his father a professor of literature and his mother a professor of Frenc More...
Dec 31, 2009
