Escape to the ocean with the entrancing unforgettable winner of the Costa Book of the Year -
as read on BBC Radio 4. * PRE-ORDER MONIQUE ROFFEY'S NEW NOVEL PASSIONTIDE NOW * On a
quiet day near the Caribbean island of Black Conch a mermaid raises her barnacled head from
the flat grey sea. She is attracted by David a fisherman waiting for a catch singing to
himself with his guitar. Aycayia the mermaid has been living in the vast ocean all alone for
centuries. When Aycayia is caught and dragged ashore by American tourists David rescues her
with the aim of putting her back in the ocean. But it is soon clear that the mermaid is already
transforming into a woman. This is the story of their love affair of an island and of the
great wide sea. 'Mesmerising' Maggie O'Farrell author of The Marriage Portrait 'A unique
talent' Bernadine Evaristo author of Girl Women Other 'Not your standard mermaid' Margaret
Atwood author of The Testaments VINTAGE EARTH is a series of books that reveals our
ever-changing relationship with the environment. These are stories old and young set in worlds
real or imagined that allow us to explore our connection to the natural world. Transformative
wild surprising and essential these novels take on the most urgent story of our times.
