The Mermaid Chair

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The Mermaid Chair is a bestselling novel by Sue Monk Kidd that explores themes of self-discovery, marriage, and spiritual awakening through the story of a woman who returns to her childhood island home and confronts long-buried secrets.

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instanceOf novel
adaptation The Mermaid Chair (television film) NERFINISHED
adaptationNetwork Lifetime NERFINISHED
adaptationReleaseYear 2006
adaptationType television film
author Sue Monk Kidd NERFINISHED
bestsellerStatus New York Times bestseller
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
exploresMotherDaughterRelationship true
featuresMonasticCommunity true
genre contemporary fiction
domestic fiction
fiction
women's fiction
hasReligiousElements true
language English
mainCharacter Jessie Sullivan NERFINISHED
narrativePerspective first-person
pageCountApproximate 320
protagonistGender female
publicationYear 2005
publisher The Viking Press
surface form: Viking Press
setting fictional island off the coast of South Carolina
settingType island community
theme family secrets
identity
infidelity
marriage
self-discovery
spiritual awakening

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Sue Monk Kidd notableWork The Mermaid Chair