{"product_id":"9780755307630-the-mermaid-chair","title":"The Mermaid Chair","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe No. 1 New York Times bestseller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling second novel by the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Life of Bees\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Invention of Wings\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDon't miss the extraordinary new novel from Sue Monk Kidd, \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Longings \u003c\/i\u003e- published on 21st April 2020, and available to pre-order now\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Mermaid Chair: \u003c\/i\u003eThe No. 1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller and award-winning novel, from the celebrated author of \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Life of Bees\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Invention of Wings\u003c\/i\u003e. A beautiful and haunting exploration of human relationships, personal fulfilment and spirituality. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Highly charged. full of sexual and spiritual desire. Every bit as moving and convincing as \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Life of Bees\u003c\/i\u003e' \u003ci\u003eMirror\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Beautiful writing.Kidd's characters cherish storytelling' \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'It's hard to put this book down for little things like sleeping and eating' \u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn her forties, and married for half her life, Jessie Sullivan honestly believes that she is happy. She has a lovely home, a dependable husband and an accomplished and adored teenage daughter. But when shocking news about her mother compels Jessie to visit the island where she grew up, she finds herself drawn to Brother Thomas, a Benedictine monk on the verge of taking his final vows.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmidst the seductive beauty of the South Carolina salt marshes, Jessie is torn between powerful new longings and her enduring marriage. After all these years she is finally beginning to understand who she really is and where she belongs. But she has still to discover how much of her old life has a place in the new one.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat readers are saying about \u003ci\u003eThe Mermaid Chair\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I was \u003cb\u003edrawn in from the first sentence\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003efelt emotionally attached\u003c\/b\u003e to each and every one of the characters. \u003cb\u003eCouldn't put it down\u003c\/b\u003e; \u003cb\u003eloved it\u003c\/b\u003e' Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The telling of the tale was \u003cb\u003ethoughtful and very beautiful\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eI felt that I'd shared Jessie's journey\u003c\/b\u003e' Amazon reviewer, 5 stars\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This is \u003cb\u003ea wonderful novel\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003espellbinding\u003c\/b\u003e with \u003cb\u003echaracters that you can wholly visualise\u003c\/b\u003e and want to know. The writing is very \u003cb\u003estrong\u003c\/b\u003e and not for a long time have \u003cb\u003eI remembered the style, flavour and feeling of a novelist's writing long after I've finished it\u003c\/b\u003e' Amazon reviewer, 5 stars\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This book \u003cb\u003espoke right to my heart\u003c\/b\u003e, right to the pull and tug of what it is to be a woman, a wife, a mother. This book is \u003cb\u003ebeautifully written\u003c\/b\u003e and has become my favourite amongst the Sue Monk Kidd novels that I have devoured' Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56450758377846,"sku":"9780755307630","price":9.42,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_17001343_jpg.jpg?v=1760453927","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780755307630-the-mermaid-chair","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}