When We Believed in Mermaids: A Novel Free Audiobook Download by Barbara O'Neal

A girl who loves the ocean and stargazing is taken to a mystical island where she learns to believe in magical creatures that live amongst us. This book is told by the young girl's perspective, with future chapters about her as an adult.

In the 1930's, people were enthralled in the stories of mermaids. Mermaids were seen as beautiful and mysterious figures and they were believed to swoop down from their homes on the ocean floor to be with humankind. Mermaids had been rumored to be able to heal the sick and make love irresistible, but that magic couldn't stop society from thinking about them in a less than favorable way.

Mermaids were real, and when you discover that, you may find yourself questioning your reality. Such is the case for an average family in suburban Boston as they struggle to make sense of their daughter's transformation from a girl with a promising athletic career to an unrecognizable creature. When their daughter starts behaving oddly, slipping away from her friends and spending days on end in the water, it doesn't take long for the family to realize she is no longer the person that she used to be. It is only then that they realize how much things have changed.

"Somewhere, deep in the woods, a girl was singing her heart out. That's how I knew that this was where I belonged. And somewhere, deep in the woods, a boy was talking to himself. That's how I knew that he could find me."

Mermaids are a creature from folklore that is said to have been originally described as beautiful and aquatic. Mermaids are known for their singing voice, the ability to control water, and having the ability of transforming into human form. Mermaids have been featured in many works of fiction, but when we believed in them, they were the subject of numerous books written by Barbara O'Neal.