Book recommendations for autumn
By Katya Church of Book Stop, Tavistock
The Mermaid of Black Conch
The Mermaid of Black Conch - front cover
The Mermaid of Black Conch by Monique Roffey
David, a young fisherman, sits in his boat, strumming a guitar and singing in the sea off the Caribbean island of Black Conch. His songs attract the interest of a mermaid, expelled to the ocean for thousands of years. Their meeting sets off a chain of events which will change both of them and the island's community more than they can imagine. Monique Roffey's Costa award-winning, lyrical tale looks at perceptions of difference, ideas of humanity and transformation, and the line between myth and reality. Writing in standard prose, diary entries and poetry, Roffey immerses us in the minds of both man and mermaid and asks: what lies beneath the surface?
Publisher: Vintage, £8.99
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