{"product_id":"rzenzan-and-the-mermaid-a-tale-of-old-ireland-9781536200225","title":"Rónán and the Mermaid: A Tale of Old Ireland","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn Irish storyteller revisits the little-known legend of the Mermaid Saint in a haunting, beautifully illustrated tale of kindness, music, and longing. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLong ago, on the eastern coast of Ireland, a monk from the Abbey of Bangor was collecting driftwood along the wave-tossed shore when he found a boy washed up amid a circle of seals. At first the boy, wrapped in a shawl of woven seagrass, could barely move or speak. But when he regained his strength, he recalled being brought ashore by a lady with long golden hair who sang him to safety and gave him a silver ring. The monks knew the legend of a mermaid who had wandered the coast for three hundred years. Could it possibly have been her? Inspired by a story told in medieval chronicles of Irish history about a wondrous happening in the year 558, debut author Marianne McShane weaves a captivating tale, while Jordi Solano captures the legend's spare but welcoming abbey on the rocky shore -- a setting that makes you believe that if you listen hard enough, you too can hear the mermaid's song.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarianne McShane \u003c\/b\u003eis a retired librarian and a \u003ci\u003eseanchaí, \u003c\/i\u003ea traditional Irish storyteller. She grew up on the east coast of Ireland and especially loves to tell folktales and fairy tales from her native land. \u003ci\u003eRónán\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eand the Mermaid: A Tale of Old Ireland\u003c\/i\u003e is her first book for children. She lives in Ireland, on the same shore where this story took place. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJordi Solano\u003c\/b\u003e is the illustrator of \u003ci\u003eBeyond the Sixth Extinction\u003c\/i\u003e by Shawn Sheehy and \u003ci\u003eSwimming with Sharks\u003c\/i\u003e by Heather Lang. He lives in Spain.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Candlewick Press (MA)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50525277683986,"sku":"9781536200225","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_fc7c0c10-66d5-4522-8230-161c646ec58e.jpg?v=1731212041","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/rzenzan-and-the-mermaid-a-tale-of-old-ireland-9781536200225","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}