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Patty Dann, born Oct. 30, 1953, is the author of "Mermaids", a coming-of-age novel about a teenage girl published in 1986. In 1990, it was made into a movie starring Cher, Winona Ryder, Bob Hoskins and Christina Ricci. She has written one other novel, "Sweet & Crazy" (2003), about a 39-year-old woman who lives with her young son in a small town in Ohio, as the events of Sept. 11, 2001 impact their lives. She is the author of two memoirs, "Baby Boat: A Memoir of Adoption" (1998) about the adoption of her son, and "The Goldfish Went on Vacation: A Memoir of Loss (and Learning to Tell the Truth About it)" (2007) about the death of her husband from brain cancer. It has been translated into Chinese, Dutch, German and Korean. Her work has appeared in "The New York Times," "O," "Redbook," "More," " Poets & Writers," " Forbes Woman," "The Philadelphia Inquirer," "The Chicago Tribune," "Christian Science Monitor," "The Writer’s Handbook" and "Dirt: An Anthology About Keeping House. She has served as a judge for the Scholastic Young Writers Awards. She has an MFA in Writing from Columbia University and a B.A. from the University of Oregon. Dann has taught at Sarah Lawrence College and the West Side YMCA. She was cited by New York Magazine as one of the “Great Teachers of NYC.” In 2008, she married Michael Hill, a journalist. She has one son and two stepsons.

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Total Books: 15
The Wright Sister
2020 - The Wright Sister (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780062993113
ISBN-10: 0062993119
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 1

The Butterfly Hours Transforming Memories into Memoir
2016 - The Butterfly Hours Transforming Memories Into Memoir (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781611802887
ISBN-10: 1611802881
Genres: Reference, Self-Help
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The Goldfish Went on Vacation A Memoir of Loss
2007 - The Goldfish Went on Vacation a Memoir of Loss [and Learning to Tell the Truth about It] (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781590305645
ISBN-10: 1590305647
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Health, Fitness & Dieting
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 2

The Goldfish Went on Vacation A Memoir of Loss
2007 - The Goldfish Went on Vacation a Memoir of Loss [and Learning to Tell the Truth about It] (Hardcover)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9781590304280
ISBN-10: 1590304284
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Health, Fitness & Dieting
  • Currently 3/5 Stars.
 2

Mermaids
2004 - Mermaids (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780312333942
ISBN-10: 0312333943
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Parenting & Relationships, Substores
  • Currently 4.3/5 Stars.
 4

Sweet  Crazy
2004 - Sweet Crazy (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780312316679
ISBN-10: 0312316674
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Parenting & Relationships, Substores
  • Currently 4.5/5 Stars.
 1

Sweet  Crazy
2003 - Sweet Crazy (Hardcover)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780312316662
ISBN-10: 0312316666
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Substores
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The Baby Boat A Memoir of Adoption
1999 - The Baby Boat a Memoir of Adoption (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780786884117
ISBN-10: 0786884118
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Parenting & Relationships
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
 3

The Baby Boat A Memoir of Adoption
1998 - The Baby Boat a Memoir of Adoption (Hardcover)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780786863808
ISBN-10: 0786863803
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Parenting & Relationships
  • Currently 3/5 Stars.
 1

Mermaids
1989 - Mermaids (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780460125864
ISBN-10: 0460125869
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Mermaids
1988 - Mermaids (Hardcover)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780719544415
ISBN-10: 0719544416
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Mermaids
1986 - Mermaids (Hardcover)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780899194714
ISBN-10: 0899194710
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 4.8/5 Stars.
 2

Mermaids
1967 - Mermaids (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780451169259
ISBN-10: 0451169255
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
 6

MERMAIDS
Mermaids (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780460860611
ISBN-10: 0460860615
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