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Title: Excellent
Review: I was rather surprised to read some of the negative reviews of this novel. Like many reviewiers, I also, was a lover of "The Secret Life of Bees." And now I am a lover of this novel as well. If pressed, I would say I like The Mermaid Chair better.A well-written, vividly detailed story of a woman searching for herself in many of the ways we all do: through our creativity, our families, our sexuality, our relationships and our limitations. The relationships portrayed in this novel are heartbreakingly honest, honing in on the distances we must keep even from those closest to us.All of the mermaid imagery is beautiful and mystical and with the monastary set right on the island, religion becomes a character that looms throughout the plot.Descriptions of the island made me feel as if I were right there and could smell the ocean. The island itself seems to make a statement about how isolated our true selves are. This book is sad, beautiful and so honest. I couldn't put it down. Don't miss it.
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