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Jessie Sullivan’s life stalls in the cramped routine of marriage and domesticity. When a violent act compels her to return home, she finds herself drawn to the remote Abbey of a Benedictine monastery on Egret Island, South Carolina. There she encounters a beautiful, enigmatic chair carved with mermaids and dedicated to a saint rumored to have once been a mermaid. Amid the marshlands and tidal creeks, Jessie meets Brother Thomas, a monk on the verge of final vows, and the island’s quiet beauty becomes the backdrop for her struggle between desire and devotion. As she delves into her mother’s tormented past, Jessie must confront the boundaries of love, faith, and self‑awakened freedom.
Sue Monk Kidd explores the intersection of the spiritual and the erotic with sensitivity and depth, inviting readers into a lush, introspective world where a woman’s journey toward self‑discovery is illuminated through faith, love, and the mystery of a mermaid‑laden chair.
First publish date: 2004
Genre: Religious & Spiritual Fiction/Religious Fiction
Authors: Sue Monk Kidd
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