Encyclopedia entry: I've Heard the Mermaids Singing

Article: I've heard the mermaids singing.
National Review;  October 23, 1987 ;     700+ words ...I've Heard the Mermaids Singing "ODYSSEUS HEARD the sirens; they were singing/Music ... Manifold. The unseen mermaids in Patricia Rozema's I've Heard the Mermaids Singing regale the heroine, Polly, with a selection--also used ...

Article: 'Mermaids Singing' rings with lyrical prose; "The ...
The Boston Herald;  April 26, 1998 ;     461 words ... ... Carey has set her lyrical and haunting debut novel, "The Mermaids Singing." This enjoyable tale of three generations of Irish ... America and is reunited with her father, Seamus. "The Mermaids Singing" has a lush and sensual quality, interweaving poetry ...

Article: `MERMAIDS SINGING' FASCINATING DEBUT.(BOOKS)
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  July 26, 1998 ;     446 words ...Byline: Chris Ledbetter, Detroit Free Press - In Lisa Carey's stunning debut novel, ``The Mermaids Singing'' (Bard, $22), the mermaid and the island may be the strongest matriarchal flow for generations of women who come from Inis ...

Encyclopedia entry: Ive Heard the Mermaids Singing Cast
Canadian Encyclopedia;      203 words ...Canadian Encyclopedia 01-01-2002 Ive Heard the Mermaids Singing Year 1987 Running Time 81 minutes Director Patricia Rozema Executive Producer Don Haig Producers Alexandra Raff and Patricia Rozema ...

Article: The Mermaids Singing.
The Women's Review of Books;  July 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ...By Lisa Carey. New York: Avon Books, 1998, 257 pp., $22.00 hardcover. At the heart of Lisa Carey's moody and convoluted first novel is a strange and beautifully rendered coming-of-age story. Grainne is fifteen years old when her mother, Grace, dies of breast cancer. Their relationship has been an

Article: Floridians hear the mermaids singing at theme ...
Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, FL);  July 28, 2007 ;     700+ words ...Byline: Jean Patteson ORLANDO, Fla. _ Legend has it that mermaids live forever. That may not be true for the mermaids of Weeki Wachee, the quirky Florida attraction whose glory days have been eclipsed by newer, grander theme parks. But this weekend, concerns for the future will be set aside as

Article: 'MERMAIDS' A TOUCHING LOOK AT LEARNING FROM EXPERIENCE.(Weekend)
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  December 25, 1987 ;     700+ words ... ... human movie called "I've Heard the Mermaids Singing." It is a film brought ... shoestring budget, "I've Heard the Mermaids Singing" tells a good story ... difference. ''I've heard the Mermaids Singing" is not rated. Some ...