{"product_id":"9781784705992","title":"The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Imogen Hermes Gowar\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eLondon, Greater London\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 24 January 2019 by Vintage Publishing (Vintage) in the United Kingdom.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003ch4\u003ePaperback | 496 pages\u003cbr\u003e198 x 129 x 32mm | 346g\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A cracking historical novel – with a twinge of the surreal – about passion and obsession' The TimesSHORLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2018One September evening in 1785, the merchant Jonah Hancock finds one of his captains waiting eagerly on his doorstep. He has sold Jonah’s ship for what appears to be a mermaid.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs gossip spreads through the docks, coffee shops, parlours and brothels, everyone wants to see Mr Hancock’s marvel. Its arrival spins him out of his ordinary existence and through the doors of high society, where he meets Angelica Neal, the most desirable woman he has ever laid eyes on... and a courtesan of great accomplishment. This meeting will steer both their lives onto a dangerous new course.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat will be the cost of their ambitions? And will they be able to escape the legendary destructive power a mermaid is said to possess?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Imogen Hermes Gowar","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57390924693829,"sku":"9781784705992","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0994\/3721\/6069\/files\/9781784705992.jpg?v=1773515551","url":"https:\/\/stripyduckbookshopcafe.co.uk\/products\/9781784705992","provider":"The Stripy Duck Bookshop Café","version":"1.0","type":"link"}