Take one secluded bay on the East End of Long Island, five women, three splashing dogs, and one horseshoe crab, and you have The Sag Harbor Mermaid Club. Meet Deana the African-American cartoonist and her nefarious tweenager, Chou Chou a French artist with a philandering husband, Lenka, the scientist trying to get pregnant, Super Shelly, the Wonder Jew, able to find Cashmere sales in a single bound, and Dune the manic swimmer who binds them together. Floating like Poo sticks with the tide, the members of the mermaid club expand into a communal skinny-dip of women doing what women do best talk about their children, lovers, husbands, wives, and G-spots. When a nor'easter brings tragedy to their small hamlet, the mermaids dive into the rough seas, where they discover that Venus best rises with the help of friends. “Warm, witty, and emotionally fearless,” The Sag Harbor Mermaid Club explores themes of body confidence, vulnerability, women’s ritual, mother daughter relationships, and the transformative power of female friendship. Audiences of contemporary book club fiction and fans of beach reads in the tradition of Elin Hilderbrand and Jennifer Weiner will resonate with this book