Relates the friendship between a little girl whose legs are paralyzed and a young boy whose mother is a mermaid and whose father is a human
"What a rare and precious tale this is! A story worthy of children and the casual miracles of this magical world." --
Alice Walker, author of The Color Purple "Robin Morgan's fable for the child in each of us and the grown-up in all children has been lovingly passed around as an underground classic. At last, The Feminist Press is bringing it to a world that needs the wisdom of children and the idealistic, believing child in all of us. Thank you one and all for setting the Mer-Child free." --
Gloria Steinem, author of My Life on the Road