{"product_id":"mermaid-michelene-esposito-9798996463305","title":"Mermaid","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor lovers of Coco Mellor's \u003cem\u003eBlue Sisters\u003c\/em\u003e and the Oscar-nominated \u003cem\u003eSentimental Value\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMermaid\u003c\/em\u003e is a piercing, multi-generational saga of shared tragedy, the jagged edges of sisterhood, and the secrets that surface when the past refuses to stay submerged. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey were the girls who didn't drown.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1983, seven-year-old May and her older sister, Kate, sat in the back of their mother's car watching the murky churn and roil of the San Francisco Bay. And then they were in its freezing depths. They were the \"poor motherless girls\" who made it-swimming up and out of the water to become survivors, forever defined by their mother's inconceivable act.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd as they grow, the ripples of that day become a tide. May is a woman quietly haunted, clinging to a life of safe, solid ground. Kate has become a storm-volatile, self-destructive, and then...missing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs May searches for her sister, she must confront the wreckage of their shared childhood and the hidden truth of her mother's final act. Navigating the panic of Kate's disappearance, May finds an unexpected anchor when Buddy-her high school sweetheart-returns to town years after a severe firefighting injury shattered his identity and their engagement. As they tentatively path a way back to one another, can a second-chance romance bloom between them?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLyrical, raw, joyfully wry, and achingly sad, \u003cem\u003eMermaid\u003c\/em\u003e explores the resilience of the sisterly bond, what it means to decide to live, and the courage it takes to forgive those who could not stay. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michelene Esposito\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798996463305\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ortensia Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/11\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 252\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.57d","brand":"Michelene Esposito","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49084309766399,"sku":"9798996463305","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mermaid-michelene-esposito-9798996463305","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}