Synopsis: This voyage is special. It will change everything…
One September evening in 1785, the merchant Jonah Hancock hears urgent knocking on his front door. One of his captains is waiting eagerly on the step. He has sold Jonah’s ship for what appears to be a mermaid.
As gossip spreads through the docks, coffee shops, parlours and brothels, everyone wants to see Mr Hancock’s marvel. Its arrival spins him out of his ordinary existence and through the doors of high society. At an opulent party, he makes the acquaintance of Angelica Neal, the most desirable woman he has ever laid eyes on… and a courtesan of great accomplishment. This meeting will steer both their lives onto a dangerous new course, on which they will learn that priceless things come at the greatest cost.
Where will their ambitions lead? And will they be able to escape the destructive power mermaids are said to possess?
In this spell-binding story of curiosity and obsession, Imogen Hermes Gowar has created an unforgettable jewel of a novel, filled to the brim with intelligence, heart and wit.
I admit the cover of this book is what caught my attention. I had seen it in my local library and checked it out. Then I found it was available in audio book, so I went that route. At first it was very hard to follow and keep track of the characters, but once I got it all organized it was easier to follow. I admit I was not a fan of this storyline and how it was about prostitution and how graphic some of the scenes were. I was thinking of not finishing it but it kept me seeing how it ended. I had thought that the mermaid would have had a more magical effect on the people, but it seemed to be quite the opposite. This audiobook was 17 hours long and I felt like there were bit and pieces of the storyline that could have been cutout to save time.
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