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Mar 7, 2006 · Inside the church of a Benedictine monastery on Egret Island, just off the coast of South Carolina, resides a beautiful and mysterious chair ornately carved with mermaids and dedicated to a saint who, legend claims, was a mermaid before her conversion.
- Sue Monk Kidd
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Jan 1, 2004 · The Mermaid Chair. Sue Monk Kidd. 3.21. 86,414 ratings7,100 reviews. An alternate cover edition exists here. Sue Monk Kidd's phenomenal debut, The Secret Life of Bees, became a runaway bestseller that is still on the New York Times bestseller list more than two years after its paperback publication.
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• Published by Viking, 2005 • # 1 New York Times Bestseller • Winner of the Quill Award for General Fiction Inside the church of a Benedictine monastery on Egret Island, just off the coast of South Carolina, resides a beautiful and mysterious chair ornately carved with mermaids and dedicated to a saint who, legend claims, was a mermaid before her c...
"Kidd has a flair for making us see her characters with great vividness and immediacy." —New York Times Book Review "Kidd's imagination, originality and command of language never cease. She is simply a profound storyteller.” —The Denver Post "Rewarding… Kidd achieves a bold intensity and complexity that wasn't possible in The Secret Life of Bees, n...
Chapter One February 17, 1988, I opened my eyes and heard a procession of sounds: first the phone going off on the opposite side of the bed, rousing us at 5:04 a.m. to what could only be a calamity, then rain pummeling the roof of our old Victorian house, sluicing its sneaky way to the basement, and finally small puffs of air coming from Hugh’s low...
A bestselling and award-winning novel about a woman's spiritual and erotic awakening on a South Carolina island. Explore the book's overview, reading group guide, excerpt, and movie details.
Mar 31, 2005 · Inside the abbey of a Benedictine monastery on tiny Egret Island, just off the coast of South Carolina, resides a beautiful and mysterious chair ornately carved with mermaids and dedicated to a saint who, legend claims, was a mermaid before her conversion.
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The Mermaid Chair is a 2005 novel written by American novelist Sue Monk Kidd, which has also been adapted as a Lifetime movie.
- Sue Monk Kidd
- 2005
Apr 5, 2005 · Sue Monk Kidd's The Mermaid Chair is the soulful tale of Jessie Sullivan, a middle-aged woman whose stifled dreams and desires take shape during an extended stay on Egret Island, where she is caring for her troubled mother, Nelle.
A novel about a woman's self-discovery and a mysterious chair carved with mermaids in a South Carolina monastery. Read the book description, praise, and excerpt from the author of The Secret Life of Bees and The Book of Longings.
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