The mermaid chair / Sue Monk Kidd.
Inside the abbey of a Benedictine monastery on tiny Egret Island, just off the coast of South Carolina, resides a beautiful and mysterious chair ornately carved with mermaids and dedicated to a saint who, legend claims, was a mermaid before her conversion. Jessie Sullivan's conventional life has been "molded to the smallest space possible." So when she is called home to cope with her mother's startling and enigmatic act of violence, Jessie finds herself relieved to be apart from her husband, Hugh. Jessie loves Hugh, but on Egret Island-- amid the gorgeous marshlands and tidal creeks--she becomes drawn to Brother Thomas, a monk who is mere months from taking his final vows. What transpires will unlock the roots of her mother's tormented past, but most of all, as Jessie grapples with the tension of desire and the struggle to deny it, she will find a freedom that feels overwhelmingly right.
Record details
- ISBN: 0670033944
- ISBN: 9780670033942
- ISBN: 0143036696
- ISBN: 9780143036692
- ISBN: 9780739452059
- ISBN: 0739452053
- Physical Description: xi, 335 pages ; 22 cm
- Publisher: New York : Viking, 2005.
Content descriptions
| Formatted Contents Note: | "Inside the abbey of a Benedictine monastery on tiny Egret Island, just off the coast of South Carolina, resides a beautiful and mysterious chair ornately carved with mermaids and dedicated to a saint who, legend claims, was a mermaid before her conversion. Jessie Sullivan's conventional life has been 'molded to the smallest space possible.' So when she is called home to cope with her mother's startling and enigmatic act of violence, Jessie finds herself relieved to be apart from her husband, Hugh. Jessie loves Hugh, but on Egret Island -- amid the gorgeous marshlands and tidal creeks -- she becomes drawn to Brother Thomas, a monk who is mere months from taking his final vows. What transpires will unlock the roots of her mother's tormented past, but most of all, as Jessie grapples with the tension of desire and the struggle to deny it, she will find a freedom that feels overwhelmingly right" -- Publisher's description. |
| Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader AR UG 6.2 15 86815. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Benedictines > Fiction. Married women > Fiction. Catholic women > Fiction. Spiritual life > Fiction. Islands > Fiction. Monks > Fiction. South Carolina > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Religious fiction. Romance fiction. |
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- 122 of 126 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 2 copies available at Madison County Public Library.
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- 0 current holds with 126 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Madison Main Library | FIC KID (Text) | 30229101257607 | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 05/14/2025 |
| Mars Hill Library | FIC KID (Text) | 30229100914059 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
