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The FamiliarmeetsThe Warm Hands of Ghostsin this gender-flipped, folklore-rich reimagining ofThe Little Mermaidset in the waning days of the Dutch Golden Age, where a young woman is forever changed when the powerful queen of the ocean marks her life as the final payment in a sinister, age-old bargain between the peoples of the land and the water.Set in the waning days of the Dutch Golden Age, this enchanting, lush reimagining ofThe Little Mermaidis perfect for fans of Jesse Burton’sThe Miniaturistand Leigh Bardugo’sThe Familiar.The Dutch Republic, 1650. One fine spring day in Friesland, twenty-year-old Clara van Wieren is faced with an ill omen: a whale, beached and rotting in the noonday sun. But Clara doesn’t believe in magic and superstition, and this portent is quickly dismissed when a proposal from a wealthy merchant arrives, promising Clara the freedom she seeks from her mother’s overbearing rule.When her attempts at overseeing the household at the family’s estate lead to her cha

"If you are someone who gravitates toward emotional gut punch reads, allow me to introduce you to this spectacular debut." --BuzzFeed Here are three things you should know about my husband: He was the great love of my life despite his penchant for going incommunicado.He was, as far as I and everyone else could tell, perfectly happy. Which is significant because...On New Year's Eve, he died.And here is one thing you should know about me: I found him.Bonus fact: No. I am not okay. Someday, Maybe is a stunning, witty debut novel about a young woman's emotional journey through unimaginable loss, pulled along by her tight-knit Nigerian family, a posse of friends, and the love and laughter she shared with her husband. "Incisive and witty. I couldn't put it down." --Lol?翳璯m墂?儼erstr闣, bestselling author of In Every Mirror She's Black "A masterfully woven exposition on love and loss. Nwabineli is magic with words." --Bolu Babalola, bestselling author of Honey and Spice

"This book will haunt me for a long time--in the very best way." --Amy McCulloch, author of Breathless Beware what waits in the shadows... With one unexpected email from her estranged best friend, Lucy, Mina Murray's carefully curated life is turned upside down. Leaving behind her psychiatric practice in London, she returns home to the windswept shores of Wales. Faced with everything she's left behind, she soon discovers that Lucy's symptoms mirror those of Mina's mysterious amnesiac patient hundreds of miles away. With nothing but an untreatable sickness connecting the two women, and with Lucy's life on the line, Mina finds herself asking questions and being drawn ever-deeper into a web of secrets, missing girls, and the powerful, nameless force at its center--one that has been haunting her for years. As terrible, ancient truths begin to reveal themselves, Mina prepares to confront her own darkest secrets and, with them, an evil beyond comprehension. Together with a group of smart, sa