Stunning anniversary edition of this magical andaward-winning novel the first of the spellbinding Ingo Chronicles

Once there was a man who fell in love with a mermaid. Heswam down into the sea to be with her, and was never seen again

When Sapphires father is lost at sea, she cant helpthinking of the mermaid stories he told her when she was little.

Then Sapphy meets a new friend, Faro, who shows her Ingo, amagical underwater world where the Mer live.

As Sapphy spends more time below the waves, she becomesconvinced she will find her father in Ingo, but will she have to give up theAir world for good?

About the Author

Helen Dunmore, who died in 2017, was widelyrecognised as one of the most acclaimed and talented writers of her generation;in their obituary, theGuardiandescribed her as a poet andnovelist with a flair for reinvention and making history human.

The author of novels, short stories, numerous books foryoung adults and children and poetry, Dunmore first made her name with her 1988poetry collectionThe Raw Garden. As a novelist, her works include:ASpell of Winter(which won the 1996 Orange Prize),The Siege(whichwas shortlisted for the Orange and Whitbread Prizes),The Betrayal(longlistedfor the Booker Prize),Exposureand her last novelBirdcageWalk. Her other works include theIngo Chroniclesfantasyseries for children and poetry collectionsThe MalarkeyandInsidethe Wavewhich won the 2017 Costa Book of the Year Award. Releasedposthumously,Girl, Balancing and Other Storieswas publishedin 2018.