American Mermaid by Julia Langbein (English) Paperback Book

Description: American Mermaid by Julia Langbein Estimated delivery 4-14 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description A brilliantly witty debut novel following a writer lured to LA to adapt her feminist mermaid story into a big-budget action film-only to find the mermaid has other ideas.Broke English teacher Penelope Schleeman is as surprised as anyone when her feminist novel American Mermaid becomes a bestseller. Lured by the promise of a big payday, she quits teaching and moves to LA to turn the novel into an action flick with the help of some studio hacks. But as shes pressured to change her main character from a fierce, androgynous eco-warrior to a teen sex object in a clamshell bra, strange things start to happen. Threats appear in the screenplay; siren calls lure Penelopes co-writers into danger. Is Penelope losing her mind, or has her mermaid come to life, enacting revenge for Hollywoods violations?American Mermaid follows a young woman braving the casual slights and cruel calculations of a ruthless industry town, where she discovers a beating heart in her own fiction, a mermaid who will fight to move between worlds without giving up her voice. A hilarious story about deep things, American Mermaid asks how far well go to protect the parts of ourselves that are not for sale. Author Biography Julia Langbein, a sketch and stand-up comedian for many years, holds a doctorate in art history. She wrote the viral comedy blog The Bruni Digest (2003-7), which reviewed New York Times critic Frank Brunis restaurant reviews every week, and has since written about food, art and travel for Gourmet, Eater, Salon, Frieze and other publications. A native of Chicago, she lives outside of Paris with her family. Details ISBN 1922790168 ISBN-13 9781922790163 Title American Mermaid Author Julia Langbein Format Paperback Year 2023 Pages 336 Publisher Text Publishing GE_Item_ID:142778503; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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