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Mandy Berman

Biography

Mandy Berman

Mandy Berman is the author of PERENNIALS. Born and raised in the Hudson Valley, she received her MFA in Writing from Columbia University. She teaches creative writing at Manhattanville College, Montclair State University, and Catapult Writing Workshops, and lives in Brooklyn. Her second novel will be published by Random House in Summer 2019.

Mandy Berman

Books by Mandy Berman

by Mandy Berman - Fiction, Women's Fiction

Rachel Rivkin and Fiona Larkin used to treasure their summers together as campers at Camp Marigold. Now, reunited as counselors after their first year of college, their relationship is more complicated. Rebellious Rachel has been losing patience with her best friend’s insecurities, while Fiona envies Rachel’s popularity with their campers and fellow counselors. For the first time, the two friends start keeping secrets from each other. Through them, as well as from the perspectives of their fellow counselors, their campers and their mothers, we witness the tensions of the turbulent summer build to a tragic event, which forces Rachel and Fiona to confront their pasts --- and the adults they’re becoming.