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The Mermaid of Black Conch: The spellbinding winner of the Costa Book of the Year as read on BBC Radio 4
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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.* MONIQUE ROFFEY’S NEW NOVEL, PASSIONTIDE, IS OUT NOW *’Mesmerising’ MAGGIE O’FARRELL’A unique talent’ BERNARDINE EVARISTO’Wonderful’ BRIDGET COLLINS’Brilliant’ CLARE CHAMBERSNear the island of Black Conch, a fisherman sings to himself while waiting for a catch. But David attracts a sea-dweller that he never expected – Aycayia, an innocent young woman cursed by jealous wives to live as a mermaid.When American tourists capture Aycayia, David rescues her and vows to win her trust. Slowly, painfully, she transforms into a woman again. Yet as their love grows, they discover that the world around them is changing – and they cannot escape the curse for ever . . .’A bittersweet love story . . . A joy to read’ BBC News’A fiercely modern mermaid story’ The Times’Wondrous . . . A striking achievement’ Sunday Times’Not your standard mermaid’ MARGARET ATWOOD
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| Weight | 0.191 kg |
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| Dimensions | 1.7 × 12.9 × 19.8 cm |
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| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 272 |
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| Year Published | 2021-6-10 |
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| Publication City/Country | London, United Kingdom |
| ISBN 10 | 1529115493 |
| About The Author | Monique Roffey was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad, and lives in London. She is the author of seven novels and a memoir. The Mermaid of Black Conch won the Costa Book of the Year and the Costa Novel Award and was shortlisted for the Rathbones Folio Prize and the Goldsmiths Prize. Her other highly acclaimed books include Archipelago, which won the OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature, The White Woman on the Green Bicycle and House of Ashes. In addition to her work as an environmental activist, she is a professor of contemporary fiction at Manchester Metropolitan University. |
A daring, mesmerising novel that continually unseats expectation – I was deliciously unsure, throughout, what would happen next. With her fierce and shapeshifting mermaid, Roffey has created a modern myth about belonging and the bonds humans form with each other and with their land, single-handedly bringing magic realism up to date |
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| Other text | I absolutely devoured The Mermaid of Black Conch. It's wonderful, immersive, evocative… A masterclass of world-building |
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