Escape to the ocean with the entrancing, unforgettable winner of the Costa Book of the Year – as read on BBC Radio 4.* MONIQUE ROFFEY’S NEW NOVEL, PASSIONTIDE, IS OUT NOW *’Mesmerising’ MAGGIE O’FARRELL’A unique talent’ BERNARDINE EVARISTO’Wonderful’ BRIDGET COLLINS’Brilliant’ CLARE CHAMBERSNear the island of Black Conch, a fisherman sings to himself while waiting for a catch. But David attracts a sea-dweller that he never expected – Aycayia, an innocent young woman cursed by jealous wives to live as a mermaid.When American tourists capture Aycayia, David rescues her and vows to win her trust. Slowly, painfully, she transforms into a woman again. Yet as their love grows, they discover that the world around them is changing – and they cannot escape the curse for ever . . .’A bittersweet love story . . . A joy to read’ BBC News’A fiercely modern mermaid story’ The Times’Wondrous . . . A striking achievement’ Sunday Times’Not your standard mermaid’ MARGARET ATWOOD
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