LEADER 00000cam  2201081 i 4500 
001    ocn1020673003 
003    OCoLC 
008    170920s2018    enk           000 1 eng   
020    9781911215721|q(hbk) 
020    1911215728|q(hbk) 
020    9781911215738|q(pbk) 
020    1911215736|q(pbk) 
041    eng 
082 04 823/.92|223 
092 0  Roman|bengelska 
100 1  Gowar, Imogen Hermes,|eauthor 
245 14 The mermaid and Mrs Hancock :|ba history in three volumes 
       /|cwritten by Imogen Hermes Gowar 
264  1 London :|bHarvill Secker,|c2018 
300    488 pages ;|c24 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
505 8  Innehåll: Volume I -- Volume II -- Volume III -- Epilogue 
520    This voyage is special. It will change everything ... One 
       September evening in 1785, the merchant Jonah Hancock 
       hears urgent knocking on his front door. One of his 
       captains is waiting eagerly on the step. He has sold 
       Jonah's ship for what appears to be a mermaid. As 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. At an opulent party, he
       makes the acquaintance of 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, on which 
       they will learn that priceless things come at the greatest
       cost. Where will their ambitions lead? And will they be 
       able to escape the destructive power mermaids are said to 
       possess? 
586    Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction, Shortlist 
650  0 Seafaring life|vFiction 
650  0 Mermaids|vFiction 
650  0 Courtesans|vFiction 
650  4 Man-woman relationships|vFiction 
650  4 Voyages and travels|vFiction 
650  7 Sjöjungfrur|2sao 
650  7 Kurtisaner|2sao 
650  7 Seafaring life.|2fast 
650  7 Mermaids.|2fast 
650  7 Man-woman relationships.|2fast 
650  7 Voyages and travels.|2fast 
651  0 London (England)|xSocial life and customs|y18th century
       |vFiction 
655  7 Fiction.|2fast 
655  7 Historical fiction.|2fast 
655  7 Humorous fiction.|2fast 
655  7 Humor|2saogf 
655  7 Romaner|2saogf 
655  7 Historiska skildringar|2saogf 
907 00 18092426