03573cam a2200325 4500 523361963 TxAuBib 20210904120000.0 ||||||s2018||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780062859976 0062859978 B0786CNLVJ Amazon 527de50e-bb59-4000-86b5-6e3e29203de9 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 3695461 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Gowar, Imogen Hermes. The Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock [Libby] : A Novel. Harper, 2018. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 3151kB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Fantasy. Fiction. Historical Fiction. HTML:<p><strong>Shortlisted for the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction</strong> • <strong>A Refinery 29 Favorite Book of the Year • A Booklist Top 10 First Novels of the Year • A People Best Book of the Fall</strong></p> <p><strong>"Wonderful... completely transporting."</strong> <strong>—Madeline Miller, New York Times bestselling author of Circe and The Song of Achilles</strong></p> <p>In 1780s London, a prosperous merchant finds his quiet life upended when he unexpectedly receives a most unusual creature—and meets a most extraordinary woman—in this much-lauded, atmospheric debut that examines our capacity for wonder, obsession, and desire with all the magnetism, originality, and literary magic of The Essex Serpent.</p> <p>One September evening in 1785, Jonah Hancock hears an urgent knocking on his front door near the docks of London. The captain of one of Jonah's trading vessels is waiting eagerly on the front step, bearing shocking news. On a voyage to the Far East, he sold the Jonah's ship for something rare and far more precious: a mermaid. Jonah is stunned—the object the captain presents him is brown and wizened, as small as an infant, with vicious teeth and claws, and a torso that ends in the tail of a fish. It is also dead.</p> <p>As gossip spreads through the docks, coffee shops, parlors and brothels, all of London is curious to see this marvel in Jonah Hancock's possession. Thrust from his ordinary existence, somber Jonah finds himself moving from the city's seedy underbelly to the finest drawing rooms of high society. At an opulent party, he makes the acquaintance of the coquettish Angelica Neal, the most desirable woman he has ever laid eyes on—and a shrewd courtesan of great accomplishment. This meeting sparks a perilous liaison that steers both their lives onto a dangerous new course as they come to realize that priceless things often come at the greatest cost.</p> <p>Imogen Hermes Gowar, Britain's most-heralded new literary talent, makes her debut with this spellbinding novel of a merchant, a mermaid, and a madam—an unforgettable confection that explores obsession, wonder, and the deepest desires of the heart with bawdy wit, intrigue, and a touch of magic.</p>. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2021-11-04 13:21:58. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=527de50e-bb59-4000-86b5-6e3e29203de9&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=527de50e-bb59-4000-86b5-6e3e29203de9&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=527de50e-bb59-4000-86b5-6e3e29203de9&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)