The Black Swan: A Memoir
 

The Black Swan: A Memoir

by Jerome Charyn

What does an 11 year-old boy do when his classmates call him "Dumbo" and his parents don't seem to know that he exists? His mother, the beautiful Faigele spends her days pushing her 2 year-old son Marvin around in a stroller and barely hears Jerome's clarinet playing. The answer for Jerome Charyn is to go to the local movie house and hide out for a few hours every day. At the movies, he can... (read more)

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This book is unexpected and humorous at every turn. It is a small book and a quick read, but you will feel like you are in on a private joke as you read it.

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