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The Seas

By: Samantha Hunt, Maggie Nelson - introduction
Narrated by: Samantha Hunt
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Moored in a coastal fishing town so far north that the highways only run south, the unnamed narrator of The Seas is a misfit. She's often the subject of cruel local gossip. Her father, a sailor, walked into the ocean 11 years earlier and never returned, leaving his wife and daughter to keep a forlorn vigil. Surrounded by water and beckoned by the sea, she clings to what her father once told her: that she is a mermaid.

True to myth, she finds herself in hard love with a land-bound man, an Iraq War veteran 13 years her senior. The mesmerizing, fevered coming-of-age tale that follows will land her in jail. Her otherworldly escape will become the stuff of legend.

With the inventive brilliance and psychological insight that have earned her international acclaim, Samantha Hunt pulls listeners into an undertow of impossible love and intoxication, blurring the lines between reality and fairy tale, hope and delusion, sanity and madness.

©2004 Samantha Hunt (P)2019 Tantor Classics Fantasy Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Magic Magical Realism Romance Heartfelt

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This book is so beautifully written and read. I hadn't heard of the author before and took a leap of faith.

such a stunning book

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Without knowing anything about this book or the author I have it a go and it’s a rare gem. The most interesting exploration of mental ‘illness’ I’ve ever encountered and a really beautiful, magical tale that will definitely stay with me.

Surprising and special

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I will write more later, but for now, this book is exquisite in its beautiful broken melancholy and bittersweet sad girl apotheosis.

Bittersweet Perfection

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Exquisite language use and a very beautiful story. Perfectly narrated by the Author. Highly Recommended book

Beautifully Written

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Picked this on a total whim and loved every second. The writing is just beautiful.

Utterly superb

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