Elijah’s Mermaid
Elijah’s Mermaid by Essie Fox is a historical gothic novel published by Orion Publishing Group, Limited in 2013. This edition spans 406 pages and is presented in English. The story follows Pearl, a young girl saved from the Thames and raised in the House of Mermaids, a brothel that offers her a semblance of home. As she approaches her 14th birthday, her life takes a dramatic turn when she is to be sold to the highest bidder, intertwining her fate with that of orphaned twins Lily and Elijah during a rare visit to London.
Readers will find a narrative rich in themes of obsessive love and betrayal, set against a backdrop of Victorian society. The chance encounter between Pearl and the twins leads to dark and dangerous repercussions, exploring the complexities of their intertwined lives. This bewitching tale delves into the gothic and sensual aspects of love, revealing a world where appearances can be deceiving.
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A bewitching historical gothic tale of obsessive love ‘recommended to fans of Sarah Waters’ [Heat] from the author of the highly acclaimed TV Book Club-selected THE SOMNAMBULIST.
Saved from the Thames one foggy London night, Pearl grows up at the House of Mermaids – a brothel that becomes the closest thing to home. But despite being cosseted and spoiled by the Madame, come her 14th year, Pearl is to be sold to the highest bidder.
Orphaned twins Lily and Elijah are on a rare trip to London when they meet the ethereal Pearl. And the repercussions of this chance encounter will bind all their fates together, in a dark and dangerous way.
Bewitching, gothic and sensual, this is a tale of love and betrayal in a world where nothing is quite as it seems.
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