The Mermaid of Black Conch by Monique Roffey

The Mermaid of Black Conch by Monique Roffey

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.

Monique Roffey was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad, and educated in the UK. Since then she has worked as a center director for the Arvon foundation and has held the post of Royal Literary Fund Fellow at Sussex, Chichester, and Greenwich universities. She is the author of the highly acclaimed novels sun dog and Archipelago, which is a finalist for the 2013 OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature. She has also written a memoir, With the Kisses of His Mouth. Read more about her writing at www.moniqueroffey.co.uk.

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ISBN 13	9780593467350
ISBN 10	0593467353
Title	The Mermaid of Black Conch
Author	Monique Roffey
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Vintage
Year published	2023-06-27
Number of pages	240
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