{"product_id":"9781536200225","title":"Rónán and the Mermaid: A Tale of Old Ireland","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn Irish storyteller revisits the little-known legend of the Mermaid Saint in a haunting, beautifully illustrated tale of kindness, music, and longing. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLong ago, on the eastern coast of Ireland, a monk from the Abbey of Bangor was collecting driftwood along the wave-tossed shore when he found a boy washed up amid a circle of seals. At first the boy, wrapped in a shawl of woven seagrass, could barely move or speak. But when he regained his strength, he recalled being brought ashore by a lady with long golden hair who sang him to safety and gave him a silver ring. The monks knew the legend of a mermaid who had wandered the coast for three hundred years. Could it possibly have been her? Inspired by a story told in medieval chronicles of Irish history about a wondrous happening in the year 558, debut author Marianne McShane weaves a captivating tale, while Jordi Solano captures the legend’s spare but welcoming abbey on the rocky shore — a setting that makes you believe that if you listen hard enough, you too can hear the mermaid’s song.","brand":"Candlewick Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42788768219197,"sku":"9781536200225","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/0838\/9949\/files\/9781536200225_p0.jpg?v=1771562221","url":"https:\/\/www.tatteredcover.com\/products\/9781536200225","provider":"Tattered Cover","version":"1.0","type":"link"}