{"product_id":"mer-9780648209645","title":"Mer","description":"\u003cp\u003eSet in an ominous underwater world marred by human\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edestruction, the stories in \u003cem\u003eMer\u003c\/em\u003e unsettle traditional mermaid\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emythology - beyond gender, beyond beauty, beyond romance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMerfolk have ruled their watery domain for untold years, but\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehumans threaten it with deadly danger. Stranded and alone, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOdel haunts an abandoned lake. Ondine drags her prey to a\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003egraveyard of their own making. Unzel pursues a threatening\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eboat. Nothing left to lose, the merfolk will do whatever it takes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto defend their home - no matter who gets in their way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn her debut collection, Samantha Amy Mansell weaves a\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eseries of evocative tales about vengeance, loss and the right to survive. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMer \u003c\/em\u003easks not what, but who, lurks in the deep.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMansell, Samantha Amy:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Samantha Mansell is an editor and writer living in Sydney. She is passionate about intersectional feminism, bisexual representation in literature, and creating fantastical worlds. Mer is her first book.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Grattan Street Press, University of Melbourne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50914342437138,"sku":"9780648209645","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f0b6bde2-d83d-4c94-b849-c7823a30ac76.jpg?v=1738813257","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/mer-9780648209645","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}