The Mermaid Collection Library Display Packs

The Mermaid Collection Library Display Packs
The Mermaid Collection Library Display Packs
The Mermaid Collection Library Display Packs

The Mermaid Collection proudly champions forgotten voices – iconic storytellers and women who were breaking the mould from the very beginning of the 20th century; chroniclers of the female experience who address issues that remain relevant today. Each Mermaid is introduced by a contemporary bestselling female author, each reflecting on the author and book’s importance to the world in which it was published and its continued relevance. Every book in the collection has something unique to offer, but what they all have in common is the quality of the story, plot, characterisation and page turnability – everything you want in a great read.

Beautifully curated with flaps and gorgeous inside cover printing, they are as covetable, collectable, and giftable as they are brilliant reads.

Penguin Michael Joseph is offering FREE display packs to libraries. Each pack will include:

  • Bookmarks
  • Postcards

The books in The Mermaid Collection

Not So Quiet . . . by Helen Zenna Smith
Forever Amber by Kathleen Winsor
A Long Way From Home by Rosamunde Pilcher
Regiment of Women by Clemence Dane
Answer in the Negative by Henrietta Hamilton
The Cost of Living by Kathleen Farrell
Tortoise by Candlelight by Nina Bawden
Down Among the Women by Fay Weldon
Fenny by Lettice Cooper
Lucy Carmichael by Margaret Kennedy
Through A Glass, Darkly by Helen McCloy

How to order

Please place your free order below.

Orders for one pack per library only. If you are ordering more than one pack (to disperse to other libraries in your region) you need to also email  kathleen.ktorides@readingagency.org.uk to notify her of the individual library names that the packs will be used at. Alternatively, you can do individual orders for each library in the shop. Please place your order by 16 October. Packs may sell out before this date.

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