Rónán and the Mermaid: A Tale of Old Ireland

di Marianne McShane (Autore)

Jordi Solano (Illustratore)

Walker Books Ltd, 2022

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 – setting that makes you believe that if you listen hard enough, you too can hear the mermaid’s song.

• Autore: Marianne McShane
• Illustratore: Jordi Solano
• Editore: Walker Books Ltd
• Anno: 2022
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 32 p.
• Dimensioni: 276 x 208 mm
• Peso: 180 gr.
• EAN: 9781406394320

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