The Mermaids Singing

The Mermaids Singing
by Lisa Carey

The Mermaids Singing
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Author: Lisa Carey
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2001-11-06
ISBN: 0380815591
Number of pages: 288
Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks

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Book Review: Couldn't Put it Down
Summary: 5 Stars

I've had this book for several years and have read it about 4 times. Once I began to read it the first time I was hooked! Since then I've shared it with some of my best friends, who also couldn't put it down. The tale of three generations and their interaction, or lack thereof at times, paints a picture that is rarely seen outside the confines of such a family. Some reviewers discuss how Grace's character seems unrealistically selfish, but if you take the time to look, Grace portrays a new generation of mothers - though not the best style of raising a child, one that does truly exist.

Summary of The Mermaids Singing

There is an island off the west coast of Ireland called Inis Murúch -- theIsland of the Mermaids -- a world where myth is more powerful than truth, and love can overcome even death. It is here that Lisa Carey sets her lyrical and sensual first novel, weaving together the voices and lives of three generations of Irish and Irish-American women.

Years ago, the fierce and beautiful Grace stole away from the island with her small daughter, Gráinne, unable to bear its isolation. Now Gráinne is motherless at fifteen, and a grandmother she has never met has come to take her back. Her heart is pulled between a life in which she no longer belongs and a family she cannot remember. But only on Inis Murúch can she begin to understand the forces that have torn her family apart.

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