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The Mermaid's Daughter: A Novel
Ann Claycomb
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Description for The Mermaid's Daughter: A Novel
Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 26. Weight in Grams: 322.
A modern-day expansion of Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid, this unforgettable debut novel weaves a spellbinding tale of magic and the power of love as a descendent of the original mermaid fights the terrible price of saving herself from a curse that has affected generations of women in her family. Kathleen has always been dramatic. She suffers from the bizarre malady of experiencing stabbing pain in her feet. On her sixteenth birthday, she woke screaming from the sensation that her tongue had been cut out. No doctor can find a medical explanation for her pain, and even the ... Read more
A modern-day expansion of Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid, this unforgettable debut novel weaves a spellbinding tale of magic and the power of love as a descendent of the original mermaid fights the terrible price of saving herself from a curse that has affected generations of women in her family. Kathleen has always been dramatic. She suffers from the bizarre malady of experiencing stabbing pain in her feet. On her sixteenth birthday, she woke screaming from the sensation that her tongue had been cut out. No doctor can find a medical explanation for her pain, and even the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
William Morrow Paperbacks
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
322g
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780062560681
SKU
V9780062560681
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About Ann Claycomb
Ann Claycomb's fiction has been published in American Short Fiction, Zahir, Fiction Weekly, Brevity, Hot Metal Bridge, The Evansville Review, Title Goes Here, and other publications. She has twice been nominated for a Pushcart Prize and has an MFA in fiction from West Virginia University.
Reviews for The Mermaid's Daughter: A Novel
A truly enchanting tale beautifully told.
Menna van Praag, author of The Dress Shop of Dreams Ann Claycomb's characters stayed on in my imagination long after I put the book down. Anyone who reads it will never look at The Little Mermaid the same way again.
Kim van Alkemade, New York Times bestselling author of ... Read more
Menna van Praag, author of The Dress Shop of Dreams Ann Claycomb's characters stayed on in my imagination long after I put the book down. Anyone who reads it will never look at The Little Mermaid the same way again.
Kim van Alkemade, New York Times bestselling author of ... Read more