Shipwrecked

by Heather Farthing

A young woman has spent her life in corsets and petticoats, trapped by convention, only to find herself stranded on a beach surrounded by mermaids and in search of her brother, the sailor. The mermaids say he'll be at the full moon dance, and she can attend if she can swim well enough.

10 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 30, 13

About the author

Heather Farthing is an up and coming author who is fascinated by science fiction, fantasy, and speculative fiction. She enjoys short stories, myths, monsters, and cryptozoology.

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Reviews

[Desert Rose Reviews · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a very quick read, only 10 pages or so. As such, the story is rushed and sped through. The plot-line is a story that is deep, and could be very easily expanded on, to a novella or even a full novel. Instead, it's squished into a very short story, which makes it feel like you're getting the highlights or extended synopsis for a full story. Still enjoyable, but actually somewhat bitter-sweet, because it's quite interesting.

The writing is good, and apart from being rushed and having details and events smashed together, I enjoyed this book. The descriptions of the mermaids are very interesting, and different from any other mermaid-book I've read so far. I'd recommend it, if you enjoy stories of mermaids, feeling free from an constricting society, and short stories.