Graydon House A Magic Deep and Drowning: A Novel
Graydon House A Magic Deep and Drowning: A Novel

A Magic Deep and Drowning: A Novel

By Hester Fox

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Publication Date: June 24, 2025

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The Familiar meets The Warm Hands of Ghosts in this gender-flipped, folklore-rich reimagining of The Little Mermaid set in the waning days of the Dutch Golden Age, where a young woman is forever changed when the powerful queen of the ocean marks her life as the final payment in a sinister, age-old bargain between the peoples of the land and the water.

Set in the waning days of the Dutch Golden Age, this enchanting, lush reimagining of The Little Mermaid is perfect for fans of Jesse Burton’s The Miniaturist and Leigh Bardugo’s The Familiar.

The Dutch Republic, 1650. One fine spring day in Friesland, twenty-year-old Clara van Weiren is faced with an ill omen: a whale, beached and rotting in the noonday sun. But Clara doesn’t believe in magic and superstition, and this portent is quickly dismissed when a proposal from a wealthy merchant arrives, promising Clara the freedom she seeks from her mother’s overbearing rule.

When her attempts at overseeing the household at the family’s estate lead to her chance encounter with a young man with russet hair and sparkling eyes the color of the sea, she finds herself strangely drawn to him. As Clara grows closer to Maurits, she must choose between the steady, gentle life she has been raised for and the man who makes her blood sing.

But Maurits isn’t who he seems to be, and his secrets, once hidden beneath the waves, threaten to rise up and drown them both. And when an ancient bargain, forged in blood between the mythical people of the sea and the rulers of the land, begins to unravel, Clara finds herself at the heart of a deadly struggle for power.

About the Author

Hester Fox is a full-time writer and mother, with a background in museum work and historical archaeology. She is the author of such novels as The Witch of Willow Hall, A Lullaby for Witches, and The Last Heir to Blackwood Library. She lives in a small mill town in Massachusetts.

Format: Trade Paperback

Length: 304 pages

Publisher: Graydon House

Publication Date: June 24, 2025

ISBN: 9781525809910

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