The Mermaid Of Black Conch

Author: Monique Roffey

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Price : 36.00 NZD
ISBN : 9781845234577
Publisher : Peepal Tree Press, Limited
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Publication date : February 2020
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Author : Monique Roffey
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Edition : 2004
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Language : English
Dewey classification : 823.92
Pages : 188
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March 1976: St Constance, a tiny Caribbean village on the island of Black Conch, at the start of the rainy season. A fisherman sings to himself in his pirogue, waiting for a catch - but attracts a sea-dweller he doesn't expect, entranced by this man David and his song.

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Monique Roffey is a unique talent and most daring and versatile of writers' - Bernardine EvaristoMarch 1976: St Constance, a tiny Caribbean village on the island of Black Conch, at the start of the rainy season. A fisherman sings to himself in his pirogue, waiting for a catch but attracts a sea-dweller he doesn't expect. Aycayia, a beautiful young woman cursed by jealous wives to live as a mermaid, has been swimming the Caribbean Sea for centuries. And she is entranced by this man David and his song.

Awards

Winner - 2020 Costa Book of the Year and Costa Novel Award