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    The Mermaid's Child

    Written by Jo Baker

    Narrated by Nicola Barber

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    About this audiobook

    Malin has always been different, and when her father dies, leaving her alone, her choice is clear: stay, and remain an outsider forever, or leave in search of the mythical inheritance she is certain awaits her. Apprenticed to a series of strange and wonderful characters, Malin embarks on a grueling journey that crosses oceans and continents—from the high seas to desert plains - and leads to a discovery that she could never have expected. Beautifully written and hauntingly strange, The Mermaid's Child is a remarkable piece of storytelling, and an utterly unique work of fantasy from literary star Jo Baker.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDreamscape Media Audio
    Release dateMar 24, 2015
    ISBN9781633797406
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    • 3/5
      An odd book, but I loved its mysterious, fairly genderless, hero and its haunting, dreamy quality. Epic adventure muted by abuse and uncertain realities made somehow lyric. Not a fantasy novel, nor a fairy tale, and as much as I love those things the fact that this book isn't fantasy is a strength. Belief shapes reality. To a point.

      Advanced readers copy provided by Edelweiss.
    • 1/5
      This book should be such a fun read. The concept of the story makes you want to read it and instantly think it will take you on a magical journey ride. I had to make myself read this book to the tenth chapter. There was nothing exciting or charming about this book. Malin's grandparents are awful and put the whole family down. I had no desire to read further and find out if Malin finds her happy ending.
    • 5/5
      Malin is the daughter of the ferryman in a poor village. He has always said that her mother was a mermaid. After her father dies and her grandmother sends her to work for her keep at a local tavern, Malin decides to leave and search for her mother's people.
    • 2/5
      A coming-of-age story of sorts, Malin is a girl of indeterminate age who opens this narrative with the sad statement that she doesn’t remember ever having a mother. But fantasy surrounds her mother, intriguing Malin from the moment her father reveals the reason for her absence. Her mother couldn’t stay, he told the child; she had to go back to her own people. She was a mermaid. For unrevealed reasons [other than the stated fact of having no mother], Malin is an outcast in the town she calls home and shortly after her father’s death her grandmother sends her away to work at the public house. Thinking of this as a new life opening before her, in her naïveté she believes she has “prospects.” But what follows is a series of difficult-to-believe, heartrending “adventures” for her, a series of journeys that ultimately bring her back to where she began. Despite all the brutality she’s endured, does this mean she’s finally found her heart’s desire? “The Mermaid’s Child” contains some beautifully-written prose, but there are no answers about Malin’s mother and readers who struggle through the sturm und drang of Malin’s harsh life are likely to be disappointed by this relentlessly grim, dark, and cruel narrative with its non-ending ending.