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Mermaid Legs

Sisters Billie, Ava, and Scarlet start a new tradition of family dinners every second Sunday, rain or shine. But when Billie doesn’t show up one night, her sisters have every reason to worry. With a history of self-harm and regularly being on and off her medication, they’ve become all too familiar with Billie’s unpredictable behaviour. Now that Billie has disappeared—leaving behind her disastrous apartment, her phone, and a mysterious message—a frantic chase ensues, pushing their unshakable bond to its limits.

From the celebrated author of The Gravitational Pull of Bernice Trimble and co-author of The Drowning Girls, Beth Graham’s Mermaid Legs tells the story of a precarious life fluctuating between calm and chaos, and those on the sidelines desperately trying to catch up. A deep dive into the stigmas, challenges, and mysteries of mental illness, this compassionate family saga illuminates the beauty of neurodiversity and the unyielding strength of sisterhood.

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ltp classp1gtGraham a witty and clever writer with a sharp ear for minute adjustments in family chemistry gives us verbal exchanges along fracture lines that widen dangerously like cracks in the ice you arent sure are weightbearing over a bottomless lake


—, Liz Nicholls 12thNight

Awards

  • Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Award for Outstanding New Play 2024, Winner
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    Dimensions:

    88 Pages
    8.38in * 5.37in * .25in
    1.00gr
    .26lb

    Published:

    September 23, 2025

    ISBN:

    9780369105677

    Book Subjects:

    DRAMA / Women Authors

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    Language:

    eng

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