Monique Roffey - Mermaid of Black Conch : A novel from the Vintage Ear

Monique Roffey - Mermaid of Black Conch : A novel from the Vintage Ear

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The item is a book Paperback
The Author Name is Monique Roffey
The Title is The Mermaid of Black Conch : A novel from the Vintage Earth collection

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Content Language - English
Category - FICTION / Literary
FICTION / Romance / Historical / 20th Century
FICTION / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology


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Escape to the ocean with the entrancing, unforgettable winner of the Costa Book of the Year - as read on BBC Radio 4. On a quiet day, near the Caribbean island of Black Conch, a mermaid raises her barnacled head from the flat grey sea. She is attracted by David, a fisherman waiting for a catch, singing to himself with his guitar. Aycayia the mermaid has been living in the vast ocean all alone for centuries. When Aycayia is caught and dragged ashore by American tourists, David rescues her with the aim of putting her back in the ocean. But it is soon clear that the mermaid is already transforming into a woman. This is the story of their love affair, of an island and of the great wide sea. 'Mesmerising' Maggie O'Farrell author of The Marriage Portrait 'A unique talent' Bernadine Evaristo author of Girl, Women, Other 'Not your standard mermaid' Margaret Atwood author of The TestamentsVINTAGE EARTH is a series of books that reveals our ever-changing relationship with the environment. These are stories old and young, set in worlds real or imagined, that allow us to explore our connection to the natural world. Transformative, wild, surprising and essential, these novels take on the most urgent story of our times.

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