We were sent this book review of Sailor Twain & The Mermaid of the Hudson, by Mark Siegel by the one and only, local author, Ally Altridge.

SUMMARY:
One hundred years ago. On the foggy Hudson River, a riverboat captain rescues an injured mermaid from the waters of the busiest port in the United States. A wildly popular (and notoriously reclusive) author makes a public debut. A French nobleman seeks a remedy for a curse. As three lives twine together and race to an unexpected collision, the mystery of the Mermaid of the Hudson deepens.

A mysterious and beguiling love story with elements of Poe, Twain, Hemingway, and Greek mythology, drawn in moody black-and-white charcoal, Sailor Twain is a study in romance, atmosphere and suspense.

Sailor Twain is one of The Washington Post's Top 10 Graphic/Comic Reads of 2012

REVIEW:
This was a wild card as I wasn’t sure what to expect. I don’t often read graphic novels but the promise of a mermaid intrigued me.

I whizzed through this and found it very entertaining. The story is set in 1800s on a steamboat. I’m not a history buff but learning via a comic book (with a bit of fantasy) made it lots of fun. It’s funny too.

An unexpected treat were the pages at the end. Here the author shares how the characters first came to him, all the research and more of his artwork. I love discovering more behind the book.

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