The Mermaids Sister, Carrie Anne Noble
The Mermaids Sister, Carrie Anne Noble
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The Mermaid's Sister

Author: Carrie Anne Noble

Narrator: Kate Rudd

Unabridged: 6 hr

Format: Digital Audiobook (DRM Protected)

Published: 03/01/2015

Synopsis

Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Winner for Young Adult FictionRealm Award Winner for Best Speculative Fiction of the YearThere is no cure for being who you really are... In a cottage high atop Llanfair Mountain, sixteen-year-old Clara lives with her sister, Maren, and guardian Auntie. By day, they gather herbs for Auntie’s healing potions; by night, Auntie spins tales of faraway lands and wicked fairies. Clara’s favorite story tells of three orphaned infants—Clara, who was brought to Auntie by a stork; Maren, who arrived in a seashell; and their best friend, O’Neill, who was found beneath an apple tree. One day, Clara discovers iridescent scales just beneath her sister’s skin: Maren is becoming a mermaid and must be taken to the sea or she will die. So Clara, O’Neill, and the mermaid-girl set out for the shore. But the trio encounters trouble around every bend. Ensnared by an evil troupe of traveling performers, Clara and O’Neill must find a way to save themselves and the ever-weakening Maren. And always in the back of her mind, Clara wonders, if my sister is a mermaid, then what am I?

About Carrie Anne Noble

Carrie Anne Noble is a former staff writer for a Pennsylvania newspaper. A member of Kingdom Writers, she also eagerly participates in National Novel Writing Month each November and meets bimonthly with other NaNoWriMo writers in her area. Besides making stuff up, she enjoys reading, sewing, cheering on fellow writers, spending time with her family, and attempting to garden.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ben on September 02, 2015

The Perfect Beach read! So unique and beautiful with an extremely interesting premise!......more

Goodreads review by Althea on March 14, 2015

I love mermaids. This book started off with a charming and intriguing premise: Two sixteen-year-old girls have been raised as sisters by their adopted Auntie, a loving and wise witch who's taught them herbcraft and more. But now, on the cusp of adulthood, one of them, Maren, is showing her birth nat......more

Goodreads review by Rob on March 10, 2016

I chose this book as my Kindle Firsts selection for the month of February. Here are my notes from the read. General notes: * The text is clean and well written. I sense no textual issues and my grammar/spelling radar is not getting tripped so that's good. I would say that the writing lacks any real st......more

Goodreads review by Jules on May 10, 2018

The Mermaid’s Sister was an enjoyable story to listen to. It’s a sort of fantasy young adult coming of age tale. A story of love, family, adventure, magic and self-discovery. I loved the magical and fantasy feel of the story, but as it felt a little too young adult for me, I couldn’t quite give it 5......more

Goodreads review by Lulu on March 26, 2015

The frustrating thing about this book is that it had so much promise. The set up and feel of the world and characters had the potential to be a beautiful and touching story. Instead I felt mostly irritation at the relationships between the characters which seemed slapdash and rushed. A wanted a stor......more

Quotes

“This novel is widely appealing: there are elements of fantasy, romance, and adventure throughout. The book is a page-turner; the story pulls the reader in and the dynamic characters and plot twists keep interest levels high. The author’s writing style is very descriptive, helping the reader truly visualize the sights, sounds, tastes, and adventures of the characters. A must read.” —Publishers Weekly“Engaging and magical, the story is filled with enough adventure, peril and plot twists to keep you turning the pages.” —Kirkus“The Mermaid’s Sister is a lyrical and enchanting debut with enough adventure, magic, and heart to fill an ocean.” —Gwenda Bond, author of Girl on a Wire“Clara’s journey is satisfyingly different from the usual fantasy approach and makes for a compelling read for all ages.” —Children’s Bookwatch “Noble carefully incorporates the time and place into the behaviors and language of her characters, in the wild, not quite familiar landscapes, and in the gauzy otherworldliness that makes a girl becoming a mermaid plausible rather than fantastical. Offer this to mermaid fans, of course, but also to historical fiction buffs who appreciate sharp, intelligent period pieces and don’t mind a bit of magic mixed in.” —The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books

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