<DIV><P>Rosa Guy's tropical retelling of "The Little Mermaid" is the gorgeous, tragic love story of Désirée, a beautiful peasant girl who devotes herself to the handsome, aristocratic young man whose life she has saved. When his upper-class fami-ly feels that Désirée's skin is too dark and her family too poor for a boy destined for power and wealth, Désirée proves that she is willing to give everything for love. This lovely reprint will break your heart.</P> <P>Born in Trinidad, <B>Rosa Guy </B>has written 15 novels and has received the Coretta Scott King Award, and The New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year citation.</P></DIV>