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September 2024 Book of the Month
Radiating sisterhood and oceanic folklore through a sublimely-told tale, in The Seamaiden's Odyssey Berlie Doherty has crafted a timelessly enthralling story that speaks to present-day readers as they embark on a lyrical voyage of love, loss, family and friendship, underpinned by a pertinent question: “Do we have the right to intervene with nature in order to preserve it?”
This question sits centre stage from the off, when Sasha is enchanted by the sight of an otherworldly sea-creature that’s brought to the marine sanctuary she works at. While the powers that be hail the creature “a huge source of revenue”, Sasha names her Marissa, affirming, “All I want to do is to help you”.
While Marissa is exhibited to the public, Sasha tends to her, longing to know more about her history and family. And so, after making a pact with Sasha, Marissa shares the story of Merryn. A stormy story of a stolen sister, and the Sea Lord and Sea Queen. Of loss and survival through a journey from sea to land, and back.
Spellbindingly enhanced by Tamsin Rosewell’s richly evocative silhouette illustrations, The Seamaiden's Odyssey is a beautiful book to treasure, and an elemental story that stirs the soul.
Joanne Owen
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The Seamaiden's Odyssey Synopsis
A strange and beautiful sea-creature is brought into the marine sanctuary where Sasha works. The sea-girl is kept as an exhibit and for scientific research. But Sasha wants to know more about her - are there more of her kind? What sort of community does she come from? Does she have a family?
There is a story to be told, in exchange for a promise. It is a story of cruelty and grief, of love and longing and pride; the story of Merryn, who makes a traumatic journey from sea and to land, from defiance to finding her true self and the power of sisterhood.
This new fable is from twice Carnegie Medal-winning author, Berlie Doherty. She draws on the folklore of ocean and landscape and, in the language of our oldest tales, weaves the traditional into our modern preoccupations.
Powerful ink and silhouette illustrations by Tamsin Rosewell brighten the tale with a vibrant but classical language of visual storytelling. Rosewell draws on the long heritage of silhouette and paper-cut work for her inspiration, and adds it to her well-known boldness with colour and structure.
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9781916747364 |
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6th March 2025 |
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Berlie Doherty |
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Tamsin Rosewell |
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UCLan Publishing |
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Paperback |
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176 pages |
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About Berlie Doherty
Berlie Doherty is the author of the best-selling novel, Street Child, and over 60 more books for children, teenagers and adults, and has written many plays for radio, theatre and television. She has been translated into over twenty languages and has won many awards, including the Carnegie Medal for both Granny Was a Buffer Girl and Dear Nobody, and the Writers’ Guild Award for both Daughter of the Sea and the theatre version of Dear Nobody.
She has three children and seven grandchildren, and lives in the Derbyshire Peak District.
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