Books like The Seas by Samantha Hunt
In a gloomy northern seaside town, a woman’s father disappears into the ocean eleven years earlier, leaving her mother in quiet vigil and her grandfather busy typesetting unsold dictionaries. Confronted with the promise of mortality and the demand to become a woman, she retreats into the myth of being a mermaid. She hides from the dreariness of her surroundings by dreaming of becoming a scientist and by following an obsessive love for Jude, a drinker and sailor twice her age who resembles her missing father. Jude’s secret, when uncovered, will help her reconcile her identity. The novel blends modern gothic with coming‑of‑age elements, exploring the border between the ocean and the land, literature and science, and wish and reality.
First publish date: 2004
Genre: Fantasy/Dark Fantasy
Authors: Samantha Hunt
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