![]() ![]() What do you think of retellings of fairy tales? How do you account for their popularity? Do you think there’s any special power in taking a known story and envisioning it in a new way? Have you read the story? Have you seen the Disney film? What are some of the differences and similarities between the other versions and this one? Mermaid is based on Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Mermaid. Beautifully written and compulsively readable, it will make you think twice about the fairytale you heard as a child, keeping you in suspense until the very last page. She is willing to trade her home, her voice, and even her health for legs and the chance to win his heart….Ī surprising take on the classic tale, Mermaid is the story of two women with everything to lose. ![]() Meanwhile, the mermaid princess Lenia longs to return to the human man she carried to safety. Sure that the mermaid brought this man to her for a reason, Margrethe devises a plan to bring peace to her kingdom. As Margrethe nurses the handsome stranger back to health, she learns that not only is he a prince, he is also the son of her father’s greatest rival. By the time Margrethe reaches the shore, the mermaid has disappeared into the sea. One gloomy, windswept morning as she stands in a convent garden overlooking the icy sea, she witnesses a miracle: a glittering mermaid emerging from the waves, a nearly drowned man in her arms. Princess Margrethe has been hidden away while her kingdom is at war. ![]()
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