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The Seamaiden's Odyssey
A strange and beautiful sea-creature is brought into the marine sanctuary where Sasha works. The sea-girl is kept as an exhibit and for scientific research. But Sasha wants to know more about her – are there more of her kind? What sort of community does she come from? Does she have a family?
There is a story to be told, in exchange for a promise. It is a story of cruelty and grief, of love and longing and pride; the story of Merryn, who makes a traumatic journey from sea and to land, from defiance to finding her true self and the power of sisterhood.
This new fable is from twice Carnegie Medal-winning author, Berlie Doherty. She draws on the folklore of ocean and landscape and, in the language of our oldest tales, weaves the traditional into our modern preoccupations.
Powerful ink and silhouette illustrations by Tamsin Rosewell brighten the tale with a vibrant but classical language of visual storytelling. Rosewell draws on the long heritage of silhouette and paper-cut work for her inspiration and adds it to her well-known boldness with colour and structure.
There is a story to be told, in exchange for a promise. It is a story of cruelty and grief, of love and longing and pride; the story of Merryn, who makes a traumatic journey from sea and to land, from defiance to finding her true self and the power of sisterhood.
This new fable is from twice Carnegie Medal-winning author, Berlie Doherty. She draws on the folklore of ocean and landscape and, in the language of our oldest tales, weaves the traditional into our modern preoccupations.
Powerful ink and silhouette illustrations by Tamsin Rosewell brighten the tale with a vibrant but classical language of visual storytelling. Rosewell draws on the long heritage of silhouette and paper-cut work for her inspiration and adds it to her well-known boldness with colour and structure.
176 pages, Hardcover
Published September 5, 2024
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About the author
Berlie Doherty
115 books85 followersBerlie Doherty née Hollingsworth is an English novelist, poet, playwright and screenwriter. She is best known for children's books, for which she has twice won the Carnegie Medal.She has also written novels for adults, plays for theatre and radio, television series and libretti for children's opera.
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September 24, 2024
The Seamaiden's Odyssey is a book that you will fall in love with and it is one I will treasure. The descriptive, lyrical writing is what we have come to expect from Berlie Doherty but when paired with Tamsin Rosewell's evocative, stunning illustrations the story becomes even more meaningful. The images seem to glow off of the page, perfectly evoking a watery world under the sea and the way the colours change as the story progresses is masterful. The Seamaiden's Odyssey is a coming of age tale with female empowerment at its heart and it draws you in right from the first page. You need this book!
November 9, 2024
The stunning cover lead me to a wonderful read. You are never too old for a fairytale read.
April 20, 2025
This book had a wonderful story and pretty illustrations. I picked it up from Richmond library and read it in a day.
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I highly recommend it.
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I highly recommend it.
February 10, 2025
About 3 people have read this which is a damn shame because this was cute!!! The edition I own is beautiful as well
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