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  1. The Mermaid Chair by Sue Monk Kidd

    The Mermaid Chair spent 24 weeks on the New York Times hardcover bestseller list, reaching the #1 position, and spent 22 weeks on the New York Times trade paperback list. The novel won the Nation Quill Award and was made into the television movie. The Invention of Wings, her third novel, was published in 2014 to wide critical acclaim and ...

  2. Reviews of The Mermaid Chair by 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."

  3. THE MERMAID CHAIR

    The writing is merely serviceable, and one can't help but wish the author had found a way to present her material as nonfiction. Still, this is a powerful, gut-wrenching tale that is hard to shake off. 188. Pub Date: Sept. 4, 2018. ISBN: 978--06-279715-5.

  4. The Mermaid Chair

    The Mermaid Chair. by Sue Monk Kidd. Forty-two-year-old Jessie Sullivan, devoted wife and mother, has lived her life "molded to the smallest space possible, my days the size of little beads that passed without passion through my fingers." Married to loving if uninspiring Hugh, with a daughter in college, Jessie is having a hard time finding ...

  5. The Mermaid Chair: A Novel

    Her second novel, The Mermaid Chair, was a number one New York Times bestseller and was adapted into a television movie. The Invention of Wings, Kidd's third novel, was an Oprah's Book Club 2.0 pick, and also a number one New York Times bestseller. Her most recent novel, The Book of Longings, was published in paperback on March 23, 2021.

  6. Review of The Mermaid Chair by Sue Monk Kidd

    The Mermaid Chair: Review of The Mermaid Chair by Sue Monk Kidd, plus back-story and other interesting facts about the book. Join; Gift; Member Login; Library Patron Login; ... Comment: The Mermaid Chair is the sort of book that I would rather not admit to having enjoyed because I like to think of myself still as 21 years old, ...

  7. The Mermaid Chair

    The Mermaid Chair. by Sue Monk Kidd. Forty-two-year-old Jessie Sullivan, devoted wife and mother, has lived her life "molded to the smallest space possible, my days the size of little beads that passed without passion through my fingers." Married to loving if uninspiring Hugh, with a daughter in college, Jessie is having a hard time finding ...

  8. Book Review THE MERMAID CHAIR by Sue Monk Kidd

    CHARACTERIZATION - 3 STARS - We disliked the main character and was disappointed with Huge. Some of their actions seemed unrealistic and rushed. STORY & PLOT 4 STARS - The storyline was good. At times it dragged on and wasn't engaging. OVERALL RATING - 4 STARS - Overall we gave this book 4 stars.

  9. The Mermaid Chair

    The Mermaid Chair is a 2005 novel written by American novelist Sue Monk Kidd, which has also been adapted as a Lifetime movie. Synopsis [ edit ] The Mermaid Chair is the tale of Jessie Sullivan, a middle-aged woman whose stifled dreams and desires take shape during an extended stay on Egret Island, where she is caring for her troubled mother ...

  10. The Mermaid Chair by Sue Monk Kidd

    The Mermaid Chair will lure you into its warm embrace if you have experienced a deep sense of loss in your life that will not let you go. It will appeal to your yearning for a close encounter with grace. It will enchant that secret part of you that loves mermaids and saints. It will touch all those who struggle with the Sacred Feminine in all ...

  11. The Mermaid Chair

    About The Mermaid Chair. A transcendent tale of a woman's self-discovery—the New York Times-bestselling second work of fiction by the author of The Secret Life of Bees and The Book of Longings Inside the church of a Benedictine monastery on Egret Island, just off the coast of South Carolina, resides a beautiful and mysterious chair ornately carved with mermaids and dedicated to a saint ...

  12. The Mermaid Chair

    Overview. • Published by Viking, 2005. • # 1 New York Times Bestseller. • Winner of the Quill Award for General Fiction. Inside the church of a Benedictine monastery on 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 ...

  13. Mermaid Chair (Kidd)

    The Mermaid Chair Sue Monk Kidd, 2005 Penguin Group USA 368 pp. ISBN-13: 9780143036692. Summary In her remarkable follow-up to the widely acclaimed The Secret Life of Bees, Sue Monk Kidd tells a beautiful and haunting story centered around forty-two-year-old Jessie Sullivan, a woman in quiet crisis whose return home to the island of a mermaid saint becomes a pilgrimage to self-awakening.

  14. The Mermaid Chair: The No. 1 New York Times bestseller

    Her second novel, The Mermaid Chair, was a number one New York Times bestseller and was adapted into a television movie. The Invention of Wings, Kidd's third novel, was an Oprah's Book Club 2.0 pick, and also a number one New York Times bestseller. Her most recent novel, The Book of Longings, was published in paperback on March 23, 2021.

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    Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for The Mermaid Chair at Amazon.com. Read honest and unbiased product reviews from our users. ... But the characters in the book play false, and the love affair, and its ending, leave a sense of shabbiness. The central myths of the tale, of strong and Catholic faith surrounding the tale of the ...

  16. Reading guide for The Mermaid Chair by Sue Monk Kidd

    About This Book In her remarkable follow-up to the widely acclaimed The Secret Life of Bees, Sue Monk Kidd tells a beautiful and haunting story centered around forty-two-year-old Jessie Sullivan, a woman in quiet crisis whose return home to the island of a mermaid saint becomes a pilgrimage to self-awakening.In this powerful exploration of mid-life marriage and the intersection of the ...

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    Author interviews, book reviews and lively book commentary are found here. Content includes books from bestselling, midlist and debut authors. The Book Report Network. Our Other Sites. Bookreporter; ... The Mermaid Chair suggests that a love affair may be a common response to a marriage that has lost its way, but that in the end it is not a ...

  18. Mermaid Chair (Kidd)

    The Mermaid Chair Sue Monk Kidd, 2005 Penguin Group USA 368 pp. ISBN-13: 9780143036692. Summary In her remarkable follow-up to the widely acclaimed The Secret Life of Bees, Sue Monk Kidd tells a beautiful and haunting story centered around forty-two-year-old Jessie Sullivan, a woman in quiet crisis whose return home to the island of a mermaid saint becomes a pilgrimage to self-awakening.

  19. The Mermaid Chair: A Novel|Paperback

    "Book clubs, start your engines. Sue Monk Kidd's first novel, The Secret Life of Bees, has sold 3 million copies since 2002.…Those are big shoes to fill, but Kidd acquits herself admirably with The Mermaid Chair….Both novels drip with vivid images of hot Southern afternoons, droning insects, swooping birds and oases in which nature is the fabric of life.

  20. The Mermaid Chair Summary

    The Mermaid Chair is a 2005 book by American novelist Sue Monk Kidd, who is best known for her 2002 novel, The Secret Life of Bees.The Mermaid Chair tells the story of Jessie Sullivan, who goes to Egret Island to tend to her mentally unstable mother, Nelle. While there, she becomes introspective and begins to think about things she needs to confront in her life.

  21. The Mermaid Chair by Sue Monk Kidd

    Author interviews, book reviews and lively book commentary are found here. Content includes books from bestselling, midlist and debut authors. Our Other Sites. Bookreporter; ReadingGroupGuides; ... The Mermaid Chair suggests that a love affair may be a common response to a marriage that has lost its way, but that in the end it is not a solution

  22. The Mermaid Chair: A Novel: Sue Monk Kidd: 9780670033942: Amazon.com: Books

    "Book clubs, start your engines. Sue Monk Kidd's first novel, The Secret Life of Bees, has sold 3 million copies since 2002.…Those are big shoes to fill, but Kidd acquits herself admirably with The Mermaid Chair ….Both novels drip with vivid images of hot Southern afternoons, droning insects, swooping birds and oases in which nature is the fabric of life.

  23. The Mermaid Chair -- book review

    368 pages. March 2006. Although it held my interest, The Mermaid Chair by Sue Monk Kidd also disappointed me. I'll be honest: I haven't read The Secret Life of Bees by the same author, but I know it has been enormously successful and popular. These facts piqued my interest in reading works by the author. As I love the ocean, The Mermaid ...