The Mermaid's Tale by Lee Wei-Jing - ISBN: 9781398507609
Paperback
Jobless, partnerless dancer seeks freedom and self-discovery on the ballroom floor.

The Mermaid's Tale

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  • Paperback

    208 pages

  • Release Date

    5 October 2022

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Summary

If the mermaid doesn’t swim back to the sea, but instead goes ashore, she will learn to walk on two legs. Perhaps, she will even learn to dance……

In her early thirties, Summer lives alone, jobless, with little material wants. Her only passion is dancing. To be more specific, ballroom dancing. She is at an awkward position: she started too late to be competition-worthy, yet takes dancing far too seriously to be a mere pastime. Her solitary existence poses another obstacle: you need a p…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781398507609
ISBN-10:1398507601
Author:Lee Wei-Jing
Publisher:Simon & Schuster Ltd
Imprint:Scribner UK
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:208
Release Date:5 October 2022
Weight:238g
Dimensions:216mm x 135mm x 15mm
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About The Author

Lee Wei-Jing

Lee Wei-Jin (1969-2018) was a veteran art critic and journalist in Taiwan’s culture circle. She was Editorial Director for China Times’s literary supplement before leaving to write full time.

Lee’s first book, MY NAME IS HSU LIANG-LIANG (2010), won the Taipei Book Fair Award and established her as one of the most important writers of her generation. Her first novel, LA DOLCE VITA (2015), was made into a movie in 2017.

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