Author Jack Parlet Parlett’s tome on Fire Island is more scholarly, less fun TERRI SCHLICHENMEYER | Bookworm SezBookwormSez@yahoo.com Fire Island: A Century in the Life of an American Paradise by Jack Parlett; c.2022, Hanover Square Press; $27.99, 272 pages.
Ugh, it’s been a week. Two hours into Monday and your brain is already screaming for something fun, something far removed from work, a get-away that lets you play.
You need to dance this weekend. You need to feel the sun on your face and sand between your toes. And you may need to bring Fire Island by Jack Parlett with you, too.
Geographically speaking, Manhattan and Fire Island are a mere 60 miles apart — 60 miles and half a world. Stretched out and very narrow but walkable, the island is home to several vacation communities.