About BC Books Online
BC Books Online was created for anyone interested in BC-published books, and with librarians especially in mind. We'd like to make it easy for library staff to learn about books from BC publishers - both new releases and backlist titles - so you can inform your patrons and keep your collections up to date.
Our site features print books and ebooks - both new releases and backlist titles - all of which are available to order through regular trade channels. Browse our subject categories to find books of interest or create and export lists by category to cross-reference with your library's current collection.
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Description
From the seas of antiquity to the city streets of today, A Mermaid's Tale explores the myth and meanings of the mermaid. Beginning with Melusina, the bathing mermaid par excellence, Amanda Adams goes on to describe the seductive sirens and their honeyed songs, the powerful Arctic sea goddess Sedna, and the long-haired rusalki or Russian lore, among other legendary mermaids. As she tells their stories, she also expresses a love of the mermaid that surely no sea-bound sailor could ever match.
Grounded in cultural anthropology, folklore studies, and intellectual rigor, A Mermaid's Tale also draws on literature, poetry, and mythology for its insights. It is a book filled with depth and detail as it describes Adam's swim through the ocean of her own life in search of the unusual, the beautiful, and the perfectly extraordinary.
Editorial Reviews
For those who are yearning for a bit of magic in this grey season, California-based author Amanda Adams brings you A Mermaid's Tale . . . which details her quest for the extraordinary and the beautiful, all the while blending anthropology, literature, poetry and mythology. —Argyle Magazine
An absorbing book that weaves together mermaid mythology, depictions of mermaids in art . . . and [Adam's] own personal 'mermaidenry.' —Booklist
Amanda Adams combines in rare fashion the three roles that Vladimir Nabokov assigned to the writer: storyteller, teacher and enchanter . . . A Mermaid's Tale gives us the poetry of sea creatures: haunting verse, enthralling images and captivating narratives. —Globe & Mail
