In the Caribbean Sea, David the fisherman, humming on his canoe, receives a visit from a mermaid, wandering since a curse fell on her centuries earlier. At first sight, he falls madly in love with her. When she is captured by American tourists, David makes every effort to save her. Back on dry land, the mermaid gradually becomes a woman again, and sees her budding love corroded by the past and by the hatred and destruction that spans time. In ample, sensual and daring language that marvelously embraces the metamorphosis of her heroine, Monique Roffey transforms a seemingly familiar story into a contemporary and exciting exploration of the legacy of colonialism, racial inequality and ordinary misogyny. By alternating the points of view of characters who occupy different ranks in Trinidadian society, the novelist exposes the richness and nuances of human nature, all carried through breathtaking landscapes and a bewitching narrative. To read.
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