num_pages: 368
description: Jessie Sullivan is summoned home to tiny Egret Island, where she meets Brother Thomas, a monk who is about to take his final vows, and encounters the legend of a mysterious chair dedicated to a saint who had originally been a mermaid.
language: English
title: The Mermaid Chair
titlecomplete: The Mermaid Chair
genres: Fiction, Relationships, Book Club, Womens, Romance, Adult, Chick Lit, Novels, Contemporary, Adult Fiction
ratings_count: 84852
places: The United States of America
awards: awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: The Quill Award
category: General Fiction
publisher: Center Point Pub