And she’s sure she can hear him singing across the water: I wish I was away in Ingo, far across the briny sea… Draw readers into mystery and magic with this haunting, sea-drenched quartet set on the Zennor coast of Cornwall. Diving down into Ingo, she discovers an intoxicating world she never knew existed, where she must let go of the airy world above, and embrace the sea… But Sapphy doesn’t just crave the wild world beneath the waves she also longs to see her father once more. Then, the following summer, Sapphy meets Faro – an enigmatic Mer boy.
When he is lost at sea she can’t help but think of the old myth. 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… Wonderful, evocative storytelling.Once there was a man who fell in love with a mermaid. It's a haunting, beautifully written book which creates a totally believable parallel world. Helen Dunmore is an exceptional and versatile writer and she writes with a restrained, sensual grace.
Helen Dunmore may have a few drowned readers on her conscience, so enticing and believable is the underwater world she creates in Ingo. 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. Like the ocean itself, this book is deep and strange and marvellous. Amanda Craig, The Timesĭunmore's graceful style is what makes the unbelievable believable. Waterstone's Books Quarterlyĭunmore appears to be able to turn her hand to any genre and transform it with her golden touch, making it wholly compulsive and convincing. Just as spellbinding as its predecessors.
Nicolette Jones, The Sunday Times Culture Characters are clear-cut and written with exuberance. The Daily Telegraphĭunmore's series is written in a sensual, descriptive prose that evokes the watery kingdom with conviction.
The descriptions of plunging 'sleek and fast as a seal' through turquoise water into the rich blue-purple that lies beneath are gorgeous. Dunmore's writing, steeped in maritime legends, is exquisite.
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