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Business & Economics / Besigheid & Ekonomie.Biography & Autobiography / Biografie & Outobiografie.Arts & Architecture / Kuns & Argitektuur.Strongly plotted, it deals with universal themes of families, friendship, love and justice - all handled with a lightness of touch and an assurance that marks Liz Kessler out as a highly accomplished writer. This enchanting fantasy, with its vivid scenes of a brilliantly realized underwater world, tells the story of a delightful and wholly believable girl. And in an unexpected and exciting denouement she reunites the family at last. She learns how her mother fell in love with a merman, how her father was snatched away when Emily was a baby, and how her mother's memory was blocked by an agent of the merfolk. She finds a best friend - another mermaid. As soon as she gets into the sea, she grows a tail! Now Emily dives under water to explore a glorious world of fishes, coral, shipwrecks and, of course, mermaids. Summary: Emily lives on a boat, but her mother has always been oddly anxious to keep her out of the water, and it is only when she has her first school swimming lesson that she discovers it is her natural element. 8vo 8' - 9' tall 200 pages Physical description. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw, now mylar-sleeved.

With a sure sense of suspense and richly imaginative details, first-time author Liz Kessler lures us into a glorious undersea world where mermaids study shipwrecks at school and Neptune rules with an iron trident an enchanting fantasy about family secrets, loyal friendship, and the convention-defying power of love.įirst Edition. But when Mom finally agrees to let her take swimming lessons, Emily makes a startling discovery about her own identity, the mysterious father she s never met, and the thrilling possibilities and perils shimmering deep below the water s surface. And, oddly enough, for just as long, her mother has seemed anxious to keep Emily away from the water. For as long as she can remember, twelve-year-old Emily Windsnap has lived on a boat. Synopsis: A young girl learns she s half mermaid and plunges into a scheme to reunite with her father in this entrancing, satisfying tale that beckons readers far below the waves. Condition: (see pics.) The book remains unread and is in nearly new condition.

Liz kessler the tail of emily windsnap