The Mermaid Chair

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Over two years after its paperback release, Sue Monk Kidd's incredible first novel, The Secret Life of Bees, continued to be a New York Times bestseller. Now, Kidd has crafted a spectacular story that will enthrall her horde of followers in her brilliant new book. Kidd narrates the tale of Jessie Sullivan, which is a tale of love between a woman and a monk, a woman and her husband, and eventually a woman and her own soul. With a brilliance that only a writer of her caliber could summon, Kidd illuminates a path of self-discovery and awakening.