Mermaid in a Bowl of Tears by Cindy Brandner

I read Exit Unicorns (book one in the Exit Unicorns series) quite a while ago, and it actually took me a bit of time to pick up the second book in her series, Mermaid in a Bowl of Tears. Not only did I read a truly remarkable book, I read a truly remarkable series, by a truly remarkable author.Ĭindy Brandner's Exit Unicorns series scratched my itch. I was lucky enough to find that recently. Have you ever gone through a reading drought where nothing can satisfy that escapism emptiness you need filled? Nothing is quite scratching that itch the itch that can only be satisfied when you read something truly remarkable? Remarkable to the point where you feel as if you won't be completely sated until you convert all of your friends into avid readers of this particular story? Set against the backdrop of the gritty streets of Southie and the heartbreaking beauty of Ireland, 'Mermaid in a Bowl of Tears' is a tale of the invincibility of the human spirit, imbued with the passion, humor and magic inherent to the Emerald Isle. It is here the bonds of love are tested - by the bloody price of rebellion, a past that is fraught with dangers of its own, friendships that carry a steep price, and a secret that threatens to tear their lives apart. In the wake of tragedy, they return to Ireland and an alliance with James Kirkpatrick. Betrayed and blackmailed by friend and foe, the Riordans are forced to make desperate choices that bear heavy consequences. While Pamela appears to flourish in the arena of Boston Irish society, Casey struggles to survive in a sphere where his presence has become increasingly inconvenient. Here, a man's life can hang upon the whim of another, and neighborhood politics and organized crime are one and the same. Casey and Pamela Riordan have fled the erupting violence of Belfast, Northern Ireland, only to find themselves tangled in the web of political corruption that permeates South Boston.

The long awaited sequel to 'Exit Unicorns' opens in the autumn of 1969.

Mermaid in a Bowl of Tears by Cindy Brandner