Irish Times The under-the-sea imagery is elegantly handled. Irish Sunday Independent Loss and language are poetically blended. Dunmore's sense of place, of the natural world, is particularly evocative. The marine imagery gives the story a wonderful sprinkling of the nautical and the magical. Publishing News An enchanting, modern twist on the Hans Christian Anderson story of the little mermaid. Northern Echo Ingo is an intoxicating adventure. It's a haunting, beautifully written book which creates a totally believable parallel world. Telegraph Helen Dunmore is an exceptional and versatile writer and she writes with a restrained, sensual grace. Independent Helen Dunmore may have a few drowned readers on her conscience, so enticing and believable is the underwater world she creates in Ingo. Amanda Craig, The Times Compellingly lyrical. Philip Ardagh, Guardian The electric thrill of swimming with dolphins, of racing along currents, and of leaving the world of reason and caution behind are described with glorious intensity. Ingo has a haunting, dangerous beauty all of its own. Though the first in a series, this book works perfectly as a standalone title, with a satisfying resolution but enough left hanging in the air to make the characters and situations live on in the reader's mind. As ever, Dunmore's characters are beautifully drawn.
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