The Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock (Audiobook)

from tina1969

1785, merchant Jonah Hancock finds that the captain of his ship has news. He has sold his ship for a mermaid. Gossip spreads across London and everyone wants to see the mermaid. Hancock puts her on display. Angelica Neal is a prostitute and when the mermaid is to be displayed in the house where s...

from quondame

I'd say this is somewhat over hyped and overrated. The pacing is truly impeded and the characters make no particular sense. Set in the later Georgian era, it feels more Victorian and it's feminist and anti-racist stance is pretty pallid. Moments and some of the ideas are worthwhile, but as a whol...

from lbswiener

The Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock takes place in an interesting time of English history. It is a story of greed and misfortunes, and redemption. The book might have been good if it was not so long. One could eliminate 75% of the story and not miss anything. This book is an example of quantity over qua...

from PDCRead

Jonah Hancock hears frantic knocking on his from door one September evening. On opening it he finds Captain Jones, one of the captains of his merchant ships eagerly waiting to see him. He lets him in and then hears the news that he has bought. It is not good; he has sold Hancock's entire ship for...

from brangwinn

Well written, using language that not only creates a mental picture, but reproduces the smells and sounds of 18th century London. I was surprised at w well the mermaid fantasy melded with the hard reality for women in this century. It seemed that high class prostitutes had a better life than many...