Mermaids' Lament: UndercurrentsA novel by Catherine Becker & GB Hajim
Dr. Nell Jamison, a brilliant yet haunted psychiatrist, finds her carefully constructed world shattered when she crosses paths with Oee, a young woman who insists she is a mermaid. Oee's unyielding assertion of her mermaid identity forces Nell to reevaluate the fragile balance between perception and reality and plunge into her own psyche. Their bond becomes a conduit for exploring the depths of the human experience, where self-discovery, empathy, and the profound mysteries of the sea intertwine.
Based on the mesmerizing film, Mermaids' Lament by GB Hajim, Mermaids' Lament: Undercurrents takes readers even deeper into the heart-stirring story. It also includes a treasure trove of resources for navigating trauma, ways to be a mermaid, and how to protect our precious waters.
About the Authors:
Catherine Becker is a child of the sea. Her scuba diving birth parents conceived her underwater as told in her captivating memoir, The Mother Road: A Motorcycle, A Black-Market Baby, A Search for Real Across Un-United States, that chronicles her quest to find her real identity after discovering she was a black-market adoptee. She is an Associate Professor of Communication at the University of Hawaii at Hilo and the author of Mana Cards: The Power of Hawaiian Wisdom. Dive into Catherine's captivating world at CatherineBecker.com.
GB Hajim is the screenwriter, producer, and director of the film, Mermaids' Lament. He is also the director and producer of the 2013 cult favorite film, Strange Frame. He lives on an off-grid farm in Hawaii and gets his Vitamin Sea by freediving with his camera several days a week.