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The Mermaid - Christina Henry

The Mermaid

By: Christina Henry

Paperback | 19 June 2018

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From the author of Lost Boy comes a historical fairy tale about a mermaid who leaves the sea for love and later finds herself in P.T. Barnum's American Museum as the real Fiji mermaid. However, leaving the museum may be harder than leaving the sea ever was.

Once there was a mermaid who longed to know of more than her ocean home and her people. One day a fisherman trapped her in his net but couldn't bear to keep her. But his eyes were lonely and caught her more surely than the net, and so she evoked a magic that allowed her to walk upon the shore. The mermaid, Amelia, became his wife, and they lived on a cliff above the ocean for ever so many years, until one day the fisherman rowed out to sea and did not return.

P. T. Barnum was looking for marvelous attractions for his American Museum, and he'd heard a rumor of a mermaid who lived on a cliff by the sea. He wanted to make his fortune, and an attraction like Amelia was just the ticket.

Amelia agreed to play the mermaid for Barnum, and she believes she can leave any time 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.
Industry Reviews
"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 bestselling author of The Cottingley Secret

Praise for Lost Boy

"Christina Henry shakes the fairy dust off a legend; this Peter Pan will give you chills."--Genevieve Valentine, author of Persona

"A riveting rewrite of Peter Pan...Never wanting to grow up, never wanting anyone else to grow up, doesn't look like such an innocent and charming ambition anymore."--The Wall Street Journal

"Multiple twists keep the reader guessing, and the fluid writing is enthralling...Henry immerses the reader in Neverland and genuinely shocks...This is a fine addition to the shelves of any fan of children's classics and their modern subversions."--Publishers Weekly

"This wild, unrelenting tale, full to the brim with the freedom and violence of young boys who never want to grow up, will appeal to fans of dark fantasy."--Booklist

"Turns Neverland into a claustrophobic world where time is disturbingly nebulous and identity is chillingly manipulated...a deeply impactful, imaginative and haunting story of loyalty, disillusionment and self-discovery."--RT Book Reviews

"Once again, Henry takes readers on an adventure of epic and horrific proportions...Her smooth prose and firm writing hooked me up instantly and held me hostage to the very end."--Smexy Books

"We all have a soft spot for the classics that we read when we were growing up. But...this retelling will poke and jab at that soft spot until you can never look at it the same way again."--Kirkus Reviews "Lost Boy owes more to William Golding's Lord of the Flies than it does Barrie, as Henry examines the darker side to leaving a bunch of boys to fend for themselves... This audacious and gripping treatment of this well-known story is expertly told by Henry's emotive, evocative prose."--Starburst Magazine

"Lost Boy is a fantastic adventure story with a Lord of the Flies sensibility... Henry's writing is among the most substantive and touching in the fantasy genre."--I Smell Sheep

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