The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock by Imogen Hermes Gowar
Most people imagine the enchanting, scantily-clad beauties of fairytale when they think of mermaids, but Imogen Hermes Gowar offers an entirely different creature in her debut, The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock. Readers will find no glittering scales or flowing hair here. Tipped as one of the most hotly anticipated books of 2018, the story promises to be one curiosity and obsession.
It is a cold September evening in 1785 when Mr Hancock finally gets the long-awaited knock on the door of his London home;
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