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020			_a9780062859952
050	0	0	_aPR6107.O93 _bM47 2018
082			_aFIC GOW _2
100	1		_aGowar, Imogen Hermes
245	1	4	_aThe mermaid and Mrs Hancock : _ba history in three volumes _c/ written by Imogen Hermes Gowar
260			_aNew York _b: HarperCollins _c, 2018
300			_a487 p. _c; 24 cm
505	0		_aVolume I -- Volume II -- Volume III -- Epilogue.
520			_aThis voyage is special. It will change everything ... One September evening in 1785, the merchant Jonah Hancock hears urgent knocking on his front door. One of his captains is waiting eagerly on the step. He has sold Jonah's ship for what appears to be a mermaid. As gossip spreads through the docks, coffee shops, parlours and brothels, everyone wants to see Mr Hancock's marvel. Its arrival spins him out of his ordinary existence and through the doors of high society. At an opulent party, he makes the acquaintance of Angelica Neal, the most desirable woman he has ever laid eyes on ... and a courtesan of great accomplishment. This meeting will steer both their lives onto a dangerous new course, on which they will learn that priceless things come at the greatest cost. Where will their ambitions lead? And will they be able to escape the destructive power mermaids are said to possess?
546			_aEnglish.
650		4	_aSeafaring life _v--Fiction
650		4	_aMermaids _v--Fiction
650		4	_aMan-woman relationships _v--Fiction
650		4	_aVoyages and travels _v--Fiction
655		4	_aHumorous fiction
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