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World Book Club: Monique Roffey: The Mermaid of Black Conch

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Monique Roffey

04/12/2021 GMT

Monique Roffey: The Mermaid of Black Conch

BBC World Service - World Book Club, Monique Roffey: The Mermaid of Black Conch

Harriett Gilbert talks to the award-winning Trinidadian-British author Monique Roffey

Harriett Gilbert talks to the award-winning Trinidadian-British author Monique Roffey.

Harriett Gilbert talks to the multi-award-winning Trinidadian-British author Monique Roffey about her enchanting novel The Mermaid of Black Conch, which won the 2020 Costa Book of the Year. Roffey spins the mesmerising tale of a cursed mermaid and the lonely fisherman who falls in love with her.

When American bounty-hunters capture Aycayia from the deep seas off the island of Black Conch, David rescues her and vows to win her trust. With Aycayia in hiding, their love grows as they navigate both the joys and dangers of life on shore. But on an island whose history reaches back to darker times nothing is straightforward as old jealousies and ancient grudges surface amongst the inhabitants.

(Photo: Monique Roffey.. Credit: Marcus Bastel.)

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