"Wenn die feine Gesellschaft davon bezaubert ist und London davon bezaubert ist, wird es auch die ganze Welt sein. Es steht bereits fest: Die Meerjungfrau ist eine Sensation." Ein Wunder, raunen die einen. Betrug, rufen die anderen. Für...

One September evening in 1785, one of Jonah Hancock's captains arrives - having sold Jonah's ship for what appears to be a mermaid. As gossip spreads through the docks, coffee shops, parlours and brothels, this marvel spins him out of...

One September evening in 1785, the merchant Jonah Hancock finds one of his captains waiting eagerly on his doorstep. He has sold Jonah's ship for what appears to be a mermaid.As gossip spreads through the docks, coffee shops, parlours...

The Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock: A Novel

The Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock von Gowar, Imogen Hermes