Princess Pearl lives with her mother and father, The King and Queen of the Ocean, in a magnificent palace beneath the sea. Everyone who comes to the palace is overwhelmed by its splendour. Everyone, except for Pearl, because she is unable to see. Pearl's mother and father want to marry her off to either Prince Maravick or Prince Araman, but Pearl is not interested in their bragging. Her heart is set on Charis, the servant boy who has kept her company since she was little. But Pearl's parents aren't impressed - not at all ...A beautifully written and exquisitely illustrated story about staying true to your heart, by this first-time pairing of an award-winning author and illustrator.

海の底の宮殿を舞台に、盲目の王女パールが真実の愛を見出す物語です。本作の真髄は、豪華絢爛な権力という外側の美しさを、王女の研ぎ澄まされた感性を通して鮮やかに否定する逆説的構成にあります。彼女の心に寄り添うことで、読者は視覚を超えた、魂の奥底で響き合う純粋な温もりに触れることになります。 虚飾の王子たちを退け、召使いカリスを選ぶ決断は、愛を身分から解放し、高次の精神性へと昇華させています。詩的な文体と幻想的な挿絵が共鳴し、目に見えない心の真実こそが最も尊い宝物であることを教えてくれます。表面的な価値に惑わされがちな現代にこそ贈りたい、魂を浄化する珠玉の一冊です。