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A hunter lives alone by the shore. Once he had parents, but they died, probably when he was quite young. Perhaps he has never had any other human contact, we aren't told; he seems to be familiar with some norms like "men don't wear necklaces" but he doesn't know what velvet is... this question isn't central, I just wonder given his loneliness why there's no question of looking for other people. Maybe he would have left eventually had he not met a mermaid.
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A childhood favorite.
This was a childhood favorite of mine that I recently rediscovered. I remember checking it out from the school library at least once a month. I was surprised by how complex the language was and how beautifully the author wrote. It is definitely one that I'll be buying to add to my bookshelf.
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A comforting, sweet lullabye of a book, one of my favorites.
Jan 20, 2016
Jennifer
marked it as to-read
