Colourful, raw, brave, rich and fantastical - this mermaid tale is not for the faint-hearted. Looking after a naked girl he found washed up under Hastings pier isn't exactly how Rory had imagined spending his sixteenth birthday.
A salty bag of birthday chips on the beach.
Filling. New. Oxygen. Heat.
A freak storm on the seafront.
Blowing. Expanding. Gulping.
Sheltering under the pier.
Toes. Feet. Bone. Skin.
A naked girl, hiding.
Squeeze. Stretch. Flex. Step.
Love.
Love.
The writing style is poetic, enchanting and completely beautiful