Monique Roffey: The Mermaid of Black Conch: A novel from the Vintage Earth collection [2022] paperback GRAPH and murder

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Monique Roffey: The Mermaid of Black Conch: A novel from the Vintage Earth collection [2022] paperback GRAPH and murderEscape to the ocean with the entrancing, unforgettable winner of the Costa Book of the Year as read on BBC Radio 4. On a quiet day, near the Caribbean island of Black Conch, a mermaid raises her barnacled head from the flat grey sea. She is attracted by David, a fisherman waiting for a catch, singing to himself with his guitar. Aycayia the mermaid has been living in the vast ocean all alone for centuries. When Aycayia is caught and dragged ashore by