The Mermaid in the Millpond

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by Strange, Lucy, Smy, Pam

Children's, Teenage & educational

Published 06/01/2022 by Barrington Stoke Ltd in the United Kingdom.

Paperback | 88 pages, 14 Illustrations, black and white

130 x 198 x 12mm | 152g

History and myth entwine in this atmospheric tale of freedom and friendship from bestselling author Lucy Strange and acclaimed illustrator Pam Smy.

Bess has left the London workhouse behind for a job at a rural cotton mill. But life at the mill is hard and cruel - a far cry from the fresh start Bess hoped for. The only way to survive is to escape, but the mill is like a prison with no way out.

Meanwhile, rumours are spreading about a vicious creature that lurks in the millpond. Bess is sure it's all nonsense, until one night she sees something stir in the murky water.

But is it really a monster that lives in the depths of the pond? Or a creature trapped and alone, just like Bess, desperate to escape ...