Julie Gilbert crea romanzi che approfondiscono temi di identità e appartenenza, infusi con un vibrante mix di fantasy e magia. La sua variegata narrativa breve esplora una vasta gamma di soggetti, dalle osservazioni mondane della vita quotidiana a profondi viaggi personali. Un'appassionata sostenitrice della rappresentazione, Gilbert si impegna a intessere la diversità nel tessuto delle sue narrazioni. Il suo stile distintivo invita i lettori in mondi riccamente immaginati, offrendo prospettive uniche sull'esperienza umana.
Fifteen-year-old Constance is looking forward to a new life in North America. There's nothing left for her in England - no family and no future. She agrees to set sail on the Mayflower, along with her employer. But the ocean crossing is harder than anyone anticipated, and the journey is riddled with dangerous obstacles. Will Constance live to see the New World, or will she and the other passengers be lost at sea?
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Something, or someone, is harming sea creatures, and as a result, the mer are at risk. India Finch, a part-human/part-mermaid, is called underwater to heal the animals. India is determined to discover who or what is causing so much pain, even if it puts her own life at risk.
India Finch, a part-human/part-mermaid teenager, normally only journeys underwater when she's called upon for her healing abilities. She soon discovers that without a crisis, life underwater can be just as boring as life on land.
When a hurricane threatens to harm the underwater homes of the merpeople, it is up to India Finch, a part-human/part-mermaid teenager, to warn her ocean friends. The mer decide to seek calmer waters, and as they travel, they are attacked by a giant squid, with India at the centre of harm's way.