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The Mermaid
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
- Length: 8 hrs and 44 mins
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The Mermaid
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Publisher's Summary
From the author of Lost Boy comes a beautiful historical fairy tale about a mermaid who leaves the sea, only to become the star attraction of history's greatest showman.
Once there was a mermaid called Amelia who could never be content in the sea, a mermaid who longed to know all the world and all its wonders, and so she came to live on land.
Once there was a man called P. T. Barnum, a man who longed to make his fortune by selling the wondrous and miraculous, and there is nothing more miraculous than a real mermaid.
Amelia agrees to play the mermaid for Barnum and walk among men in their world, believing she can leave anytime she likes. But Barnum has never given up a money-making scheme in his life, and he's determined to hold on to his mermaid.
What the critics say
"Beautifully written and daringly conceived, The Mermaid is a fabulous story, in both senses of that word. It's full of magic and passion and courage, set against a convincing historical backdrop in which women, much less mermaids, have only the power they seize for themselves. Henry's spare, muscular prose is a delight. I loved this novel." (Louisa Morgan, author of The Secret History of Witches)
"There is a current of longing that runs through The Mermaid: longing for the sea, for truth, for love. It is irresistible and will sweep you away." (Ellen Herrick, author of The Sparrow Sisters)
"In her latest novel, The Mermaid, Christina Henry weaves a captivating tale of an intriguing young woman who finds herself in the world of the greatest showman, PT Barnum. Original and magical, this is a novel to dive into and savour." (Hazel Gaynor, New York Times best-selling author of The Cottingley Secret)
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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- LadyK
- 2022-07-14
kinda meh
Not a whole lot actually happens in the story. There is barely a plot atIall. I normally love this author but this one was not one of her better books.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- Carina
- 2023-10-09
A little more love-y, a little less dark
for those coming here for the usual dark feel of other books by the author, just be aware this is more about a different kind of darkness. Like in the original fairy tale, the mermaid is naive about the human world, and the story is about her discovering the bitterness of it all. And there's no worse bitterness than that of love, and love that withers.
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