The mermaid chair
(Book)
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Published
New York : Penguin Books, 2006.
ISBN
0143036696, 9780143036692
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Acorn Public Library District - Stacks | FIC KIDD, S. | On Shelf |
Addison Public Library - 2nd Floor - Adult Books | FIC KIDD S. | On Shelf |
Batavia Public Library District - Adult Fiction | FIC Kidd, Sue Monk | On Shelf |
Downers Grove Public Library - 2nd Floor - Adult | FICTION KIDD, S.M. | On Shelf |
Geneva Public Library District - 2nd Floor - Fiction | F KIDD | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : Penguin Books, 2006.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xiii, 335 pages, 7 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
ISBN
0143036696, 9780143036692
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 6.2, 15 Points
Level 6.2, 15 Points
Notes
General Note
"A novel"--Cover.
General Note
Includes "A Penguin readers guide to The Mermaid Chair" in the back of the book.
Description
Inside the abbey of a Benedictine monastery on tiny Egret Island, just off the coast of South Carolina, resides a beautiful and mysterious chair ornately carved with mermaids and dedicated to a saint who, legend claims, was a mermaid before her conversion. Jessie Sullivan's conventional life has been "molded to the smallest space possible." So when she is called home to cope with her mother's startling and enigmatic act of violence, Jessie finds herself relieved to be apart from her husband, Hugh. Jessie loves Hugh, but on Egret Island-- amid the gorgeous marshlands and tidal creeks--she becomes drawn to Brother Thomas, a monk who is mere months from taking his final vows. What transpires will unlock the roots of her mother's tormented past, but most of all, as Jessie grapples with the tension of desire and the struggle to deny it, she will find a freedom that feels overwhelmingly right.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Kidd, S. M. (2006). The mermaid chair . Penguin Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kidd, Sue Monk. 2006. The Mermaid Chair. Penguin Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kidd, Sue Monk. The Mermaid Chair Penguin Books, 2006.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Kidd, Sue Monk. The Mermaid Chair Penguin Books, 2006.
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