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A Survival Guide for Landlocked Mermaids
By Margot Datz
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About The Book
Immerse yourself in the enchanting realm of artist Margot Datz, where wit and warmth come together in a treasure chest of insights for navigating the choppy seas of dating, mating, and life beyond the shore.
The landlocked mermaid is the modern woman’s spirit animal—caught between being a cosmopolitan queen and a domestic goddess, wild yet wise. Through Margot’s fabulously painted mermaids, captured in hilariously relatable predicaments, you can sail through the whimsical waters of love’s desires and the murky depths of your most complex feelings. Whether you’re nurturing your inner water garden or gracefully dodging the waves of aging, her nuggets of wisdom offer a refreshing cocktail for life’s ebb and flow.
Filled with cheeky mischief and sage advice, this book is like a bottle of fine wine—meant to be sipped, swirled, and savored. So whether you dip in for a quick taste or dive in for a full plunge, A Survival Guide for Landlocked Mermaids promises to be your delightful companion, filling your soul with laughter and a sprinkle of magic!
The landlocked mermaid is the modern woman’s spirit animal—caught between being a cosmopolitan queen and a domestic goddess, wild yet wise. Through Margot’s fabulously painted mermaids, captured in hilariously relatable predicaments, you can sail through the whimsical waters of love’s desires and the murky depths of your most complex feelings. Whether you’re nurturing your inner water garden or gracefully dodging the waves of aging, her nuggets of wisdom offer a refreshing cocktail for life’s ebb and flow.
Filled with cheeky mischief and sage advice, this book is like a bottle of fine wine—meant to be sipped, swirled, and savored. So whether you dip in for a quick taste or dive in for a full plunge, A Survival Guide for Landlocked Mermaids promises to be your delightful companion, filling your soul with laughter and a sprinkle of magic!
About The Author
Photo Credit:
Margot Datz is a renowned painter, illustrator, and mural artist based in Martha's Vineyard. Her work has been featured in major publications like House and Gardens, The New York Times, and Rolling Stone, as well as on CNNand NPR. Datz's clients include Dustin Hoffman, Diane Sawyer, and Carly Simon, for whom she has also designed and illustrated several projects.
Beginning her career as a sculptor, Datz transitioned to murals and decorative painting in 1978 with Margot Datz Designs. She has created murals for children's hospitals, businesses, and the Martha's Vineyard Steamship Authority Ferry Terminal.
Product Details
- Publisher: Atria Books/Beyond Words (October 14, 2014)
- Length: 72 pages
- ISBN13: 9781501108310
Raves and Reviews
"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
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