Prairie Mermaid

De: Patricia Bethune

Narrado por: Patricia Bethune

Two sisters. Two worlds. One bond.

Eleanor remains in Chicago, surrounded by refinement, ideas, and possibility. Margaret ventures west, where the land is stark, the winters merciless, and loneliness settles deep into the bones.

Separated by distance and circumstance, their lives unfold in parallel—until a call for help pulls Eleanor into the vast and unforgiving prairie.

There, she must confront not only what has become of her sister, but the fragile line between endurance and unraveling.

Inspired by true events, Prairie Mermaid is a haunting meditation on love, loss, and the cost of forging a life in an untamed land.

©2026 Patricia Bethune (P)2026 Patricia Bethune

Prairie Mermaid is intriguing

But I really enjoyed Prairie Mermaid! The title alone is intriguing enough to make you want to read it. And who doesn’t love an audio book read by the author! What I really enjoyed was the character development, I felt like I knew and understood Eleanor and Margaret in particular. The fact that the story is based on historical fact makes me proud of the women and men in this book. Look how far we have come.