Mermaids (novel)

Mermaids
First edition cover
AuthorPatty Dann
LanguageEnglish
GenreBildungsroman
PublisherTicknor and Fields
Publication date
September 1, 1986 (1986-09-01)[1]
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Hardcover)
Pages147
ISBN978-0-899-19471-4

Mermaids is a 1986 coming-of-age novel by American writer Patty Dann, published in 1986 by Ticknor and Fields.[2] Its plot follows a 14-year-old girl growing up with a wayward single mother in 1960s New England. It was adapted into a feature film of the same name in 1990, starring Cher and Winona Ryder.[3]

  1. ^ Dann, Patty (1986). Mermaids (1986). Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 0899194710.
  2. ^ Alger, Derek (October 2013). "Patty Dann Interview". PIF Magazine. Archived from the original on January 9, 2020.
  3. ^ "Dann, Patty (1953–)". Encyclopedia.com. Archived from the original on January 9, 2020.