{"product_id":"muirgens-carousel-the-hope-of-return-hardcover","title":"Muirgen's Carousel: The Hope of Return - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eM. Turandot\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMuirgen's Carousel: The Hope of Return\u003c\/strong\u003e is a mythic libretto where satire collides with sincerity, and a rusted seaside carousel becomes the symbol of a world stalled by avoidance. Through humor, haunting beauty, and a journey of sacrifice, a fisherman is asked to listen deeply enough to transform guilt into renewal-and to discover whether healing the self can help heal the sea.\u003cstrong\u003eSynopsis: \u003c\/strong\u003e Set in a struggling Irish seaside town, the story follows Fionn Murchadh, a cynical fisherman whose livelihood is failing due to local pollution and his own deep-seated guilt over a childhood tragedy. The town, trapped in a cycle of denial symbolized by the rusted, decaying Carousel at the harbor, refuses to acknowledge the ecological crisis, preferring to blame the sea.The chaos is personified by the goddess Muirgen, the elemental force of the sea, who has chosen to audit the community's souls. She appears in two forms: as the mournful goddess whose wails signify judgment, and as Lí Ban, a Selkie Fionn once loved and betrayed.As a catastrophic storm brews, Muirgen forces Fionn to confront his suppressed trauma-his Anima-realizing that his external conflict with the sea is merely a reflection of his internal war against his own capacity for tenderness. Through a moment of profound psychological \u003cem\u003eAnima Fusion\u003c\/em\u003e, Fionn finds redemption. He leads the community out of denial and into action, transforming the storm of punishment into a \"Storm of Mercy.\" The play concludes with a powerful image of renewal, where the broken net becomes light, and the decaying Carousel is miraculously restored, symbolizing the Hope of Return for the community and Fionn's soul. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 154\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 09, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53377071055155,"sku":"9798999461735","price":33.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/Epmeu5IrEn9798999461735.webp?v=1779314857","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/muirgens-carousel-the-hope-of-return-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}