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Mermaid of Black Conch
The spellbinding winner of the Costa Book of the Year as read on BBC Radio 4
«Extraordinary, beautifully written . . . We found it completely compelling . . . It feels like a classic in the making»
Costa Judges, 2020
Escape to the ocean with the entrancing, unforgettable winner of the Costa Book of the Year - as read on BBC Radio 4.
'Mesmerising' MAGGIE O'FARRELL
'A unique talent' BERNARDINE EVARISTO
'Wonderful' BRIDGET COLLINS
'Brilliant' CLARE CHAMBERS
Near the island of Black Conch, a fisherman sings to himself while waiting for a catch.
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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.
'Mesmerising' MAGGIE O'FARRELL
'A unique talent' BERNARDINE EVARISTO
'Wonderful' BRIDGET COLLINS
'Brilliant' CLARE CHAMBERS
Near 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
'Exquisite' ELIZABETH MACNEAL
'Mesmerising' MAGGIE O'FARRELL
'A unique talent' BERNARDINE EVARISTO
'Wonderful' BRIDGET COLLINS
'Brilliant' CLARE CHAMBERS
Near 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
'Exquisite' ELIZABETH MACNEAL
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Vintage
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 272
- ISBN
- 9781529115499
- Utgivelsesår
- 2021
- Format
- 20 x 13 cm
- Priser
- Winner of Costa Novel Award 2021 UK. Short-listed for The Folio Prize 2021 UK and The Goldsmiths Prize 2021 UK. Long-listed for Orwell Prize 2021 UK.
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«Extraordinary, beautifully written . . . We found it completely compelling . . . It feels like a classic in the making»
Costa Judges, 2020
«Once I had started it, I couldn't stop. It was quite unlike anything I'd ever read. Such brilliant myth-making; such powerful storytelling»
Clare Chambers, author of Small Pleasures
«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»
Maggie O’Farrell, No.1 bestselling author of Hamnet
«I absolutely devoured The Mermaid of Black Conch. It's wonderful, immersive, evocative... A masterclass of world-building»
Bridget Collins, No.1 bestselling author of The Binding
«Wonderfully written, with both soul and intense drama - it glistens almost, like the mermaid!»
Diana Evans, author of Ordinary People
«About wonder, spectacle, as well as greed. The writing is exquisite»
Elizabeth Macneal, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Doll Factory and Circus of Wonders
«A reading experience as captivating as a tropical storm. Full-throated and mesmerizing»
C. Pam Zhang, Booker-longlisted author of How Much of These Hills is Gold
«Bighearted . . . Sentence by sensuous sentence, Roffey builds a verdant, complicated world that it is a pleasure to live inside . . . A fairy tale. But it is a ghost story too»
New York Times
«Sensuous, beguiling . . . Roffey's tale convincingly transplants a mythical creature into a modern setting . . . Wondrous»
Sunday Times
«Stunning . . . A mesmerising read»
Nathan Filer, Costa-winning author of The Shock of the Fall
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