The Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock

by Imogen Hermes Gowar

Book Overview

Shortlisted for the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction - A Refinery 29 Favorite Book of the Year - A Booklist Top 10 First Novels of the Year - A People Best Book of the Fall

"Wonderful... completely transporting." --Madeline Miller, New York Times bestselling author of Circe and The Song of Achilles

In 1780s London, a prosperous merchant finds his quiet life upended...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 006285996X
• ISBN13: 9780062859969
• Release Date: September 2019
• Publisher: Harper Perennial
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.2" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

Tried Many Times

I wanted to like this book so badly. I started it over and over again but I just couldn't get into it. The language was borderline confusing, and I never felt I was given enough context to truly know what was going on. After about my third or fourth try I just gave up.