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Mermaid of Black Conch

byMonique Roffey

Who is this book for? Readers who enjoy romantic and mythical stories with deep emotional themes.

Topics LoveSurvivalTransformation
MoodBittersweet, Hopeful
Female protagonist
RomanceCentral to the Plot
Explicit scenesSuggestive Themes
Overall Winner of the Costa Book of the Year 2020 Longlisted for the Orwell Prize for Political Fiction 2021 Shortlisted for the Rathbones Folio Prize 2021 Winner of the Costa Novel Award 2020 April 1976: St Constance, a tiny Caribbean village on the island of Black Conch, at the start of the rainy season. A fisherman sings to himself in his pirogue, waiting for a catch – but attracts a sea-dweller he doesn’t expect. Aycayia, a beautiful young woman cursed by jealous wives to live as a mermaid, has been swimming the Caribbean Sea for centuries. And she is entranced by this man David and his song.

Language

en

Published on

04/02/2020

Pages

187

Format

paperback

ISBN

9781845234577

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