The mermaid chair
(Book)
Author:
Published:
New York, New York : Viking, 2005.
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
335 pages ; 22 cm
Accelerated Reader:
IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 15
Status:
Description
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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More Details
Language:
English
ISBN:
0670033944, 0143036696 :
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 6.2, 15 Points
Level 6.2, 15 Points
Notes
General Note
Physical description based on hardcover edition
Description
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.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,UG,6.2,15,86815.
Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Kidd, S. M. (2005). The mermaid chair. New York, New York, Viking.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Kidd, Sue Monk. 2005. The Mermaid Chair. New York, New York, Viking.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Kidd, Sue Monk, The Mermaid Chair. New York, New York, Viking, 2005.
MLA Citation (style guide)Kidd, Sue Monk. The Mermaid Chair. New York, New York, Viking, 2005.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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