pAnswer the enchanting siren call of the mermaid with this comprehensive, lavishly illustrated and intricately designed one-of-a-kind lifestyle compendium from the editor in chief of emFaerie Magazineem and author of emThe Faerie Handbookem and globally published novel emMermaidem, packed with lore, legends, facts and trivia, beautiful illustrations, and numerous step-by-step projects and recipes.ppBeautiful, seductive, mysterious, and potentially dangerous, the mermaid is a global literary and pop culture icon whose roots date back to ancient sea goddesses and Greek mythology. From Homer's emOdysseyem and Hans Christian Andersen's fairytale emThe Little Mermaidem to T.S. Eliot's The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock and the Disney animated film emThe Little Mermaidem, this sea vixen has long seduced popular imagination. Cosmetic companies have drawn inspiration for their makeup lines from mermaids, as have designers throughout fashion history, from Jean Patou to Jean Paul Gaultier and A