About the book
A modern-day expansion of Hans Christian Andersens 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 most powerful drugs have proven useless. Only the touch of seawater can ease her pain, and just temporarily at that.
Now Kathleen is a twenty-five-year-old opera student in Boston and shows immense promise as a soprano. Her girlfriend Harry, a mezzo in the same program, worries endlessly about Kathleen's phantom pain and obsession with the sea. Kathleen's mother and grandmother both committed suicide as young women, and Harry worries they suffered from the same symptoms. When Kathleen suffers yet another dangerous breakdown, Harry convinces Kathleen to visit her hometown in Ireland to learn more about her family history.
In Ireland, they discover that the mysteryand the tragedyof Kathleens family history is far older and stranger than they could have imagined. Kathleens fate seems sealed, and the only way out is a terrible choice between a mermaids two sirensthe sea, and her lover. But both choices mean death
Haunting and lyrical, The Mermaids Daughter askshow far we will go for those we love? And can the transformative power of music overcome a magic that has prevailed for generations?
Editions of Mermaid's Daughter
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780062560681
- EBook
- ISBN 9780062560698
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A modern-day expansion of Hans Christian Andersens 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 most powerful drugs have proven useless. Only the touch of seawater can ease her pain, and just temporarily at that.
Now Kathleen is a twenty-five-year-old opera student in Boston and shows immense promise as a soprano. Her girlfriend Harry, a mezzo in the same program, worries endlessly about Kathleen's phantom pain and obsession with the sea. Kathleen's mother and grandmother both committed suicide as young women, and Harry worries they suffered from the same symptoms. When Kathleen suffers yet another dangerous breakdown, Harry convinces Kathleen to visit her hometown in Ireland to learn more about her family history.
In Ireland, they discover that the mysteryand the tragedyof Kathleens family history is far older and stranger than they could have imagined. Kathleens fate seems sealed, and the only way out is a terrible choice between a mermaids two sirensthe sea, and her lover. But both choices mean death
Haunting and lyrical, The Mermaids Daughter askshow far we will go for those we love? And can the transformative power of music overcome a magic that has prevailed for generations?
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What is Mermaid's Daughter about?
A modern-day expansion of Hans Christian Andersens 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 most powerful drugs have proven useless. Only the touch of seawater can ease her pain, and just temporarily at that.
Now Kathleen is a twenty-five-year-old opera student in Boston and shows immense promise as a soprano. Her girlfriend Harry, a mezzo in the same program, worries endlessly about Kathleen's phantom pain and obsession with the sea. Kathleen's mother and grandmother both committed suicide as young women, and Harry worries they suffered from the same symptoms. When Kathleen suffers yet another dangerous breakdown, Harry convinces Kathleen to visit her hometown in Ireland to learn more about her family history.
In Ireland, they discover that the mysteryand the tragedyof Kathleens family history is far older and stranger than they could have imagined. Kathleens fate seems sealed, and the only way out is a terrible choice between a mermaids two sirensthe sea, and her lover. But both choices mean death
Haunting and lyrical, The Mermaids Daughter askshow far we will go for those we love? And can the transformative power of music overcome a magic that has prevailed for generations?
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Mermaid's Daughter?
Fiction > Fantasy > Contemporary fantasy / Low fantasy
Where can I read a sample of Mermaid's Daughter?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780062560681
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Mermaid's Daughter?
Ann Claycomb
Who is the Publisher of the book Mermaid's Daughter?
HarperCollins
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Mermaid's Daughter is available as paperback(ISBN 9780062560681) and ebook(ISBN 9780062560698)
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