He sends an associate to find her and after meeting Barnum, Amelia agrees to play the mermaid in one of Barnum’s attractions. When he hears about Amelia, he knows she is sure to be a money maker for him if he can convince her to join him. Barnum, who is always on the lookout for new attractions for his museum. Rumors about the existence of a mermaid reach the ears of P.T. They live together in a cabin overlooking the ocean until the fisherman is lost at sea and Amelia is left all alone. When their eyes meet, Amelia instantly knows that she wants to spend her life with this man, and so when he cuts her free from his net, instead of fleeing to safety, Amelia chooses to come ashore, find the fisherman, and live as his wife.
Amelia is a real, live mermaid who lives in the sea until one day when a fisherman catches her in his net. In Henry’s version of the tale, the Mermaid is not a hoax at all. Barnum’s infamous hoaxes from the 1840’s.
MY REVIEW:Ĭhristina Henry’s The Mermaid is a captivating reimaging of the FeeJee Mermaid, one of P.T. FTC Disclosure: I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher via Netgalley.
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