Mermaids in Paradise: A Novel

"Hilariously funny...Lydia Millet's novels raise the bar for boldness." -Rene Steinke, New York Times Book Review

In this "comic masterpiece" (Salon), honeymooners Deb and Chip-our opinionated, skeptical narrator and her cheerful jock husband-befriend a marine biologist who discovers mermaids in a coral reef. As a resort chain swoops in to exploit the shy creatures, the newlyweds unite with other adventurous vacationers to stop the company from turning the reef into a theme park. Mermaids in...