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The Mermaid Chair by Sue Monk Kidd (2005, Hardcover)

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ISBN: 9780670033942

Book Title: Mermaid Chair

Item Length: 8.5in

Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group

Publication Year: 2005

Format: Hardcover

Language: English

Item Height: 1.2in

Author: Sue Monk Kidd

Genre: Fiction

Topic: Contemporary Women, Family Life, Religious, Romance / Contemporary, Literary

Item Width: 5.8in

Item Weight: 17.8 Oz

Number of Pages: 352 Pages

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Inside the abbey of a Benedictine monastery on tiny Egret Island, just off the coast of South Carolina, resides a beautiful and mysterious chair ornately carved with mermaids and dedicated to a saint who, legend claims, was a mermaid before her conversion. Jessie Sullivan's conventional life has been "molded to the smallest space possible." So when she is called home to cope with her mother's startling and enigmatic act of violence, Jessie finds herself relieved to be apart from her husband, Hugh. Jessie loves Hugh, but on Egret Island--amid the gorgeous marshlands and tidal creeks--she becomes drawn to Brother Thomas, a monk who is mere months from taking his final vows. What transpires will unlock the roots of her mother's tormented past, but most of all, as Jessie grapples with the tension of desire and the struggle to deny it, she will find a freedom that feels overwhelmingly right. What inspires the yearning for a soul mate? Few writers have explored, as Kidd does, the lush, unknown region of the feminine soul where the thin line between the spiritual and the erotic exists. The Mermaid Chair is a vividly imagined novel about the passions of the spirit and the ecstasies of the body; one that illuminates a woman's self-awakening with the brilliance and power that only a writer of Kidd's ability could conjure.

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Penguin Publishing Group

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0670033944

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9780670033942

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Book Title

Mermaid Chair

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Sue Monk Kidd

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Hardcover

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English

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Contemporary Women, Family Life, Religious, Romance / Contemporary, Literary

Publication Year

2005

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Fiction

Number of Pages

352 Pages

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8.5in

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1.2in

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5.8in

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17.8 Oz

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Ps3611.I44m47 2005

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by francesedna4776
02 Jul, 2017Top favourable review
A Lovely Novel
A lovely romance, despite an affair. It's about a woman struggling with memories from her past, who is also dealing with feelings of neglect and has a mother whom is in the early stages of dementia. There is a religious aspect to this book which greatly enhances the story. Unique. Don't want to spoil it for those who haven't read this novel!
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by trifecta-2000
31 Aug, 2006
Good book! Really makes you think about life.
I bought this book because I previously read The Secret Life of Bees. The title also caught my attention. I couldn't relate to the women in the story myself, but I could relate her to many women I know. You know her, the woman who takes good care of her husband, children, and parents. She usually puts herself last and feels empty inside. In the Mermaid Chair, I like that she "finds herself." This book was easy to get into and worth reading for the ending. The middle dragged a little, but all in all it was a good book and I would recommend it to the everyday reader. After I read it, I gave it to that woman I mentioned earlier. Take care fellow readers.I bought this book because I previously read The Secret Life of Bees. The title also caught my attention. I couldn't relate to the women in the story myself, but I could relate her to many women I know. You know her, the woman who takes good care of her husband, children, and parents. She usually puts herself last and feels empty inside. In the Mermaid Chair, I like that she "finds herself." This book was easy to get into and worth reading for the ending. The middle dragged a little, but all in all it was a good book and I would recommend it to the everyday reader. After I read it, I gave it to that woman I mentioned earlier. Take care fellow readers.
by goldpups2003
07 Oct, 2006
Severed fingers,Monks,Secrets, & Love:The Mermaid Chair
This is a great read and soon to be movie realease. The story line explores the relationships between a mother and daughter, husband and wife, and with oneself. The plot has just enough morbidity to fasinate with the mother chopping off a finger and buring it ceremoniously in the courtyard of the Abby. I liked how Jesse, the main character, develops her train of thought and relizes the bond of family both parental and marital. The only glitch in the plot for me was the ease in which Jesse enters into her affair. I wasn't able to make that jump, bout once I got past it the rest of the plot was satisfing. It is a good read and reccommended. I am looking forward to seeing the movie soon.This is a great read and soon to be movie realease. The story line explores the relationships between a mother and daughter, husband and wife, and with oneself. The plot has just enough morbidity to fasinate with the mother chopping off a finger and buring it ceremoniously in the courtyard of the Abby. I liked how Jesse, the main character, develops her train of thought and relizes the bond of family both parental and marital. The only glitch in the plot for me was the ease in which Jesse enters into her affair. I wasn't able to make that jump, bout once I got past it the rest of the plot was satisfing. It is a good read and reccommended. I am looking forward to seeing the movie soon.
by mjk70
06 Aug, 2012
A must-read novel!
This is a not-to-be-put-down book. I read it in one day, after realizing my eyes were starting to lose focus. What the female protagonist went through in the beginning of the novel is relatable in many respects; and what she experienced also could happen to any woman given the same circumstances or situation she was in. This is a must-read novel. While the author's The Secret Life of Bees was also a good read, but quite different from The Mermaid Chair. I would describe Ms. Kidd as a versatile writer whose two novels touch the nerve of the reader.This is a not-to-be-put-down book. I read it in one day, after realizing my eyes were starting to lose focus. What the female protagonist went through in the beginning of the novel is relatable in many respects; and what she experienced also could happen to any woman given the same circumstances or situation she was in. This is a must-read novel. While the author's The Secret Life of Bees was also a good read, but quite different from The Mermaid Chair. I would describe Ms. Kidd as a versatile writer whose two novels touch the nerve of the reader.
by d94irftkRaW@Deleted
30 Jan, 2009
The Mermaid Chair Review
The book is about a woman who goes back to her childhood home to take care of her mother who has chopped off her finger with a knife. The woman is married with a daughter who is in college. Jessie, the married woman, meets a monk, Brother Thomas, while visiting her mother and falls in love with him. Her husband Hugh comes to visit her and learns of the affair. At this point, I had a hard time reading this book because I don't like reading about married people having affairs and cheating on their spouses. Anyway, the book also contains a secret about Jessie's past, in which she blames herself for her father's death. He died when she was a little girl. Aside from the affair, the book is really good.The book is about a woman who goes back to her childhood home to take care of her mother who has chopped off her finger with a knife. The woman is married with a daughter who is in college. Jessie, the married woman, meets a monk, Brother Thomas, while visiting her mother and falls in love with him. Her husband Hugh comes to visit her and learns of the affair. At this point, I had a hard time reading this book because I don't like reading about married people having affairs and cheating on their spouses. Anyway, the book also contains a secret about Jessie's past, in which she blames herself for her father's death. He died when she was a little girl. Aside from the affair, the book is really good.

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