Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction Best Book (nominee)
James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Fiction Best Book (nominee)
One morning in 1410, two men from an East-Coast fishing village find a mermaid washed up on the sand. This discovery starts a chain of events that leads four of the villagers on a pilgrimage: across the North Sea to Venice, and then along the Mediterranean coast to the Holy Land.
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Hardback Editions
April 1999 : USA Hardback
 | Title: The Leper's Companions: A novel Author(s): Julia Blackburn ISBN: 0-679-43984-6 / 978-0-679-43984-4 (USA edition) Publisher: Pantheon Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA |
January 1999 : UK Hardback
 | Title: The Leper's Companions Author(s): Julia Blackburn ISBN: 0-224-05127-X / 978-0-224-05127-9 (UK edition) Publisher: Jonathan Cape Ltd Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA |
Paperback Editions
September 2000 : USA Paperback
 | Title: The Leper's Companions: A Novel Author(s): Julia Blackburn ISBN: 0-679-75838-0 / 978-0-679-75838-9 (USA edition) Publisher: Vintage Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA |
May 2000 : UK Paperback
 | Title: The Leper's Companions Author(s): Julia Blackburn ISBN: 0-09-927276-8 / 978-0-09-927276-2 (UK edition) Publisher: Vintage Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA |
1999 : USA Paperback
 | Title: THE LEPER / 'S COMPANIONS Author(s): JULIA BLACKBURN ISBN: 0-676-58159-5 / 978-0-676-58159-1 (USA edition) Publisher: JONATHAN CAPE LTD Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA |
Kindle Editions
October 2013 : Canada, UK Kindle edition
 | Title: The Leper's Companions Author(s): Julia Blackburn Publisher: Vintage Digital Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA |
October 2012 : USA, Canada Kindle edition
 | Title: The Leper's Companions: A Novel (Vintage International) Author(s): Julia Blackburn Publisher: Vintage Availability: Amazon Amazon CA |
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