When Mermaids Die

Courage Is Not The Absence Of Fear But Triumph Over Fear-A Lesson Marnie Mathews Must Learn When As A Recently Divorced Mother She Moves To Florida To Begin A New Life. In Her Quest To Start Over She Takes A Job With A Handsome Entrepreneur And Soon Becomes Entangled In A Whirlwind Romance. Her Life Is Changed Forever When She Discovers His Hidden Past And Realizes Her Life May Be In Jeopardy. It Was A Far Different Time In The 1960S For Families And For Women. Divorce Was Uncommon And Battered Women Had Few Options Escaping Abusive Husbands. It Was A Decade Of Change-The First Man Landed On The Moon And The Face Of Florida Was Transformed With The New Towns And Cities Mushrooming Out Of A Tropical Wilderness Designed And Built By Entrepreneurs-And A Few Charlatans. When Mermaids Die Is The Story Of One Woman'S Struggle As She Searches For The Strength And Courage To Finally Direct Her Own Destiny.