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Sue Monk Kidd's novel revolves around a chair known as the "mermaid chair," which is part of a shrine in a South Carolina monastery dedicated to a saint who was once a mermaid. Jessie Sullivan returns home to South Carolina after a traumatic family incident--her widowed mother has accidentally cut off a finger. Back home, Jessie looks after her difficult mother--and she also gets to know a monk named Brother Thomas, becoming involved in the world of the monastery as she struggles to work out the problems in her life (including her own forbidden desire) as well as her mother's.
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"It takes a rare and mysterious novel to speak to our souls in so many ways that we return to the book again and again..." - (Spirituality & Health, 5/1/05)
"This emotionally rich novel, full of sultry, magical descriptions of life in the South, is sure to be another hit for Kidd." - (Publishers Weekly, 2/21/05)
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- Average review for this item:
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"Hrmmm...starts out very well, and then somewhere in middle-to end it just loses its spark. Is mildy disappointing. Ehhh."
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"While somewhat redeeming by the conclusion of the novel, mostly leaves the reader feeling left to dry after devouring a story that is ultimately about a woman's selfishness. I am not better off having read this novel. "
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"Very good story. Not as good as Secret Life of Bees, but very enjoyable."
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"this is a horrible looking book
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