Dunmore's sense of place, of the natural world, is particularly evocative. The marine imagery gives the story a wonderful sprinkling of the nautical and the magical. Publishing News An enchanting, modern twist on the Hans Christian Anderson story of the little mermaid. Northern Echo Ingo is an intoxicating adventure. It's a haunting, beautifully written book which creates a totally believable parallel world. Telegraph Helen Dunmore is an exceptional and versatile writer and she writes with a restrained, sensual grace. Independent Helen Dunmore may have a few drowned readers on her conscience, so enticing and believable is the underwater world she creates in Ingo. Amanda Craig, The Times Compellingly lyrical. Read more The electric thrill of swimming with dolphins, of racing along currents, and of leaving the world of reason and caution behind are described with glorious intensity. Ingo has a haunting, dangerous beauty all of its own. Though the first in a series, this book works perfectly as a standalone title, with a satisfying resolution but enough left hanging in the air to make the characters and situations live on in the reader's mind. Show Less Product DetailsĪs ever, Dunmore's characters are beautifully drawn. And she's sure she can hear him singing across the water: I wish I was away in Ingo Far across the briny sea. But not only is Sapphy intoxicated by the Mer world, she longs to see her father once more. Diving down into Ingo, she discovers a world she never knew existed, where she must let go of all her Air thoughts and embrace the sea. Then, the following summer, Sapphy meets Faro, an enigmatic and intriguing Mer boy. Read more old myth: she's convinced he's still alive. When he is lost at sea she can't help but think of that.
Sapphire's father told her that story when she was little. He swam down into the sea to be with her, and was never seen again. Once there was a man who fell in love with a mermaid. Stunning reissue, in beautiful new cover-look, of this magical and award-winning novel - the first of the spellbinding Ingo Chronicles.
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