A Survival Guide for Landlocked Mermaids
Description
In A Survival Guide for Landlocked Mermaids, artist Margot Datz sees the she-nymph within, struggling to emerge, and in a swirl of whimsical and witty wisdom, lovingly offers tips for today's world of dating, mating, and beyond.
The landlocked mermaid is a symbol of the contemporary woman, trapped in a paradoxical dilemma of being part worldly and domesticated, part untamable and intuitive.
Margot's beautifully painted, contemporary mermaids are caught in the nets of their own comical dilemmas, circling the heart's fishbowl of romantic longings and in the murky depths of deep emotion. Whether it's the value of cultivating an inner water garden or coping with crow's feet and fish tails, Margot offers advice and an enchanting way of hydrating your weary mermaid soul.
Coy, sweetly mischievous, and a pinch sagacious, this is a book that, like a good glass of wine, can be enjoyed multiple times, sipped on, or downed in one reading.
Praise for A Survival Guide for Landlocked Mermaids
"Margot Datz is a mythical wisp herself, a wood nymph who walks this earth and paints by the mile. She lives by the sea, surviving on detail, the exotic, and on beauty. Her antennae are always high. She listens, she digests, and she pontificates with care and humor. If anyone in this dimension has heard messages from the merfolk, Margot would be the one." -- Patience Brewster, author, artist, and creator of the Krinkles™
"Margot Datz's ability to communicate a fragile and funny reality is unique to her. I've never seen anything like it." -- Carly Simon, author and musician
"Margot Datz's A Survival Guide for Landlocked Mermaids succeeds beyond my wildest dreams, with a unique blend of whimsical woman-wisdom that is elevating to the spirit and affirming to the soul. It leaves us feeling good about our woman-selves and gives us a roadmap to that place where we can embrace all that we are, unapologetically, with confidence and joy, and, of course, the whimsy we all need--not only to survive but to prosper." -- Charlayne Hunter-Gault, part-time vineyarder, Johannesburg-based journalist, and author of No News Out of Africa
"For years now I've been blessed with the wit and wisdom of Margot Datz, and now it's your turn. She has put her heart and paintbrush into this book...you'll love it!" -- Susan Branch, author of the Heart of the Home series
"Margot Datz is the sexiest genius alive. Her breathtakingly magical art is the perfect complement for this unique survival guide who are themselves landlocked mermaids. Smart, soothing, funny, warm, and elegant, the book engages the spirit of any reader." -- Linda Fairstein, international bestselling author of Bad Blood and Death Dance