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The Mermaid of Black Conch: A novel by Monique Roffey (hardcover)
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Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0593534204
ISBN-13
9780593534205
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2328293772
Product Key Features
Book Title
Mermaid of Black Conch : a Novel
Number of Pages
240 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Magical Realism, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, Historical
Publication Year
2022
Genre
Fiction
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
15.2 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.9 in
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Intended Audience
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LCCN
2021-032416
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"[ The Mermaid of Black Conch ] is a strange and beautiful book. . . . Roffey''s writing is lyrical and filled with magic, but there is plenty of bittersweet realism to ground it." --Sophie Dahl, Daily Mail (UK) "Every sentence in Monique Roffey''s extraordinary book is alive with fluming, amphibious intelligence and alert to the blessing, and the curse, of love in a life of flux. A new sea-hymnal to challenge, and change, the old dark songs that humans know by heart." --Karen Russell, author of Swamplandia and Orange World "I absolutely devoured The Mermaid of Black Conch. It''s wonderful, immersive, evocative . . . A masterclass of world-building." --Bridget Collins, author of The Binding "Stunning . . . A mesmerising read." --Nathan Filer, author of The Shock of the Fall "The novel is a unique Caribbean fable that takes the familiar story of a mermaid abruptly thrust onshore and brings it to a new place. It reads like the work of a novelist in command of her material and focused on using a mythic ''then'' to speak to now." --Malachi McIntosh, Fiction Chair, OCM Bocas Prize 2021 "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. The account of the mermaid''s capture was agonising to read - a feminist reframing of all those Great American Novels about men and the sea. Monique Roffey managed to say so much about society''s treatment of difference, enslavement, exploitation of the natural world, sexual politics, but without ever sermonising or compromising the storytelling." --Clare Chambers, author of Small Pleasures "[ The Mermaid of Black Conch ] is 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, The Observer, "Summer Reads to Get Lost In" "An extraordinary, beautifully written, captivating, visceral book - full of mythic energy and unforgettable characters, including some tremendously transgressive women. . . . It is utterly original - unlike anything we''ve ever read - and feels like a classic in the making from a writer at the height of her powers. It''s a book that will take you to the furthest reaches of your imagination - we found it completely compelling." --Costa Book Awards Judges, 2020 "A joy to read, brimming with memorable characters and vivid descriptions. . . . For me, this was a hugely entertaining and thought-provoking novel." --Rebecca Jones, BBC News "Not your standard mermaid. No comb and glass, no Lorelei hair. No catch and release." --Margaret Atwood, author of The Testaments "[Monique Roffey] is the most adventurous of writers and The Mermaid of Black Conch does not disappoint. . . . This is a strange, haunting, original and memorable novel about Aycayia, a mermaid from deep history who is entrapped and taken out of the sea. . . . This is a novel packed with layers of meaning around womanhood, alienation, masculinity, toxic attitudes towards women, and inter-female rivalry, as well as love, compassion and the search for home." --Bernardine Evaristo, author of Girl, Woman, Other "At last we have Monique Roffey to unhook woman from legend, and bring tired myth into the realm of flesh and blood and sex. The Mermaid of Black Conch plunges fearlessly into the deeps of misogyny, colonial violence, friendship, jealousy, and erotic love in a reading experience as captivating as a tropical storm. Full-throated and mesmerizing." --C. Pam Zhang, author of How Much in These Hills is Gold "Wonderfully written, with both soul and intense drama - it glistens almost, like the mermaid!" --Diana Evans, author of Ordinary People
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This enchanting tale of a cursed mythical creature and the lonely fisherman who falls in love with her is "a daring, mesmerizing novel...single-handedly bringing magic realism up-to-date" (Maggie O'Farrell, best-selling author of Hamnet ). "Sentence by sensuous sentence, Roffey builds a verdant, complicated world that is a pleasure to live inside.... You might start to believe in the existence of mermaids." -- The New York Times In 1976, David is fishing off the island of Black Conch when he comes upon a creature he doesn't expect: a mermaid by the name of Aycayia. Once a beautiful young woman, she was cursed by jealous wives to live in this form for the rest of her days. But after the mermaid is caught by American tourists, David rescues and hides her away in his home, finding that, once out of the water, she begins to transform back into a woman. Now David must work to win Aycayia's trust while she relearns what it is to be human, navigating not only her new body but also her relationship with others on the island--a difficult task after centuries of loneliness. As David and Aycayia grow to love each other, they juggle both the joys and the dangers of life on shore. But a lingering question remains: Will the former mermaid be able to escape her curse? Taking on many points of view, this mythical adventure tells the story of one woman's return to land, her healing, and her survival.
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PR6118.O37M47 2020b
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