Secrets of Carrick: Merrow (Paperback)

Ananda Braxton-Smith

ISBN 10: 1742031366 / ISBN 13: 9781742031361

Published by Walker Books Australia, Fitzroy, 2010

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Paperback. Life doesnt just grow you up and leave you there, it keeps beating you into different shapes, like the cliffs. The people of Carrick have been whispering behind Neens back for most of her life; ever since her father drowned and her mother disappeared. The townspeople say her mother was a merrow who has returned to her real home in the ocean. But if the villagers are right, then what does this make Neen? This pitiless summer, all the talk will end in trouble. All Neen wants is the truth. Merrow lives in a medieval village with her aunt. Both her parents have disappeared. Her father was a sailor who didn't come home one day, and her grief-stricken mother walked into the ocean never to be seen again. But then the villagers start whispering - maybe her mother was a sea-maid; and if she was, then what is Merrow? Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Secrets of Carrick: Merrow (Paperback)
• Publisher: Walker Books Australia, Fitzroy
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1742031366
• ISBN 13: 9781742031361
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

In this breathless and beautifully crafted tale, twelve-year-old Neen Marrey must separate town gossip from town lore to learn the truth about her mother - and herself.

The people of Carrick Island have been whispering behind Neen's back ever since her father drowned and her mother disappeared. The townspeople say her mother was a merrow and has returned to the ocean. Neen, caught in her hazy new in-between self - not a child, but not quite grown up - can't help but wonder if the villagers are right. But if her mother was a merrow, then what does that make Neen?