Description
| Product ID: | 9781406392043 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Ronan and the Mermaid: A Tale of Old Ireland |
| Authors: | Author: Marianne McShane, Jordi Solano |
| Page Count: | 32 |
| Subjects: | Picture storybooks, Picture storybooks, Interest age: from c 4 years |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating An Irish storyteller revisits the little-known legend of the Mermaid Saint in a haunting, beautifully illustrated tale of kindness, music and longing. Long ago, on the eastern coast of Ireland, a monk from the Abbey of Bangor was collecting driftwood along the shore when he found a boy washed up amid a circle of seals. At first the boy could barely move or speak. But when he regained his strength, he recalled being brought ashore by a lady with long golden hair who sang him to safety and gave him a silver ring. The monks knew the legend of a mermaid who had wandered the coast for three hundred years. Could it possibly have been her? Inspired by a story told in medieval chronicles of Irish history, debut author Marianne McShane weaves a captivating tale, while Jordi Solano captures the legend’s spare but welcoming abbey on the rocky shore – a setting that makes you believe that if you listen hard enough, you too can hear the mermaid’s song. An Irish storyteller revisits the little-known legend of the Mermaid Saint in a haunting, beautifully illustrated tale of kindness, music and longing. |
| Imprint Name: | Walker Books Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | Walker Books Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2020-04-02 |
