SHORTLISTED FOR THE SPECSAVERS NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS
Think you know the story of The Little Mermaid? Think again...
This is a book with the darkest of undercurrents, full of rage and rallying cries: storytelling at its most spellbinding.
Deep beneath the sea, off the cold Irish coast, Gaia is a young mermaid who dreams of freedom from her controlling father. On her first swim to the surface, she is drawn towards a human boy.She longs to join his carefree world, but how much will she have to sacrifice?
What will it take for the little mermaid to find her voice?
Hans Christian Andersen's original fairy tale is reimagined through a searing feminist lens, with the stunning, scalpel-sharp writing and world building that has won Louise her legions of devoted fans.
The women always get blamed. Have you noticed that? The wives are nags. The mistress is a bitch for betraying the sisterhood. And the men just fall through the cracks in between. We expect so little from our boys, don’t we?