The Mermaid, the Witch and the Sea

ISBN-13: 9781406395501 / Angielski

Maggie Tokuda-Hall

Opis

Gender identity and gender roles in society are major themes throughout the novel, which features notes of Asian folklore and culture threaded through and alongside the fantastical, adventurous, action-packed plot line. Pirates, mermaids, witchcraft, Japanese-inspired cultural and folkloric themes and rituals, and anti-imperialist world-buildingsomething to appeal to any and all fantasy-lovers.

Recenzje

Bloody, poetic, rich with pirate politics, captured mermaids and a witch who wields the magic of stories, Tokuda-Hall's debut is original, satisfying and romantic - a swashbuckler with great imagination and emotional depth. The Guardian

O autorze

Maggie Tokuda-Hall is the author of Also an Octopus, illustrated by Benji Davies. This is her first novel. She lives in San Francisco.