Review of Sea People (1999) by Heather M — 12 May 2014
Fourteen-year-old Amanda lives with her brother, Sean, and their parents, James and Celia Forrest, in Rathlin, and old fishing community where stories about mermaids and sea people are the talk of the town.
When her father gets a job in a new town, Amanda is distraught. She hides out in the abandoned Stellar Cannery where she witnesses an apparent suicide attempt. Amanda jumps into the icy water to save the old man, John McRae, who insists that he was just taking a dip. Mr. McRae takes Amanda home to meet his wife, Bridget.
On her second visit to their home, Amanda is shocked to see the old couple asleep in two tanks of water. She flees from their house, convinced that her encounter with them will result in her being turned into a mermaid.
This review of Sea People (1999) was written by Heather M on 12 May 2014.
Sea People has generally received mixed reviews.
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