'lyrical, magical'
The story is set on an imaginary Caribbean island in the late 1900s and fuses the mythical (mermaids, otherworldly auras, whispered retellings of mysterious Taino legends, the unknown beneath the surface of the ocean) with the mundanity of every day life (the oppressive routine of hard labour, the entanglements of relationships and lost love). There’s also a social commentary about colonialism and female sexuality interwoven into the tale. The writing style has a lyrical quality amid the magical realism.

This is a review of The Mermaid of Black Conch
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£9.99