'It could be secret.'
'Could it?'
I'm just completing the first draft of a novel called The Brides of Rollrock Island, which is about selkies - that is, seals that come up out of the sea and transform into humans, and live among people. It's a very sad, strange story; a lot of people in it make themselves wretched with magic. But of course it's beautiful and atmospheric too - the selkies themselves are beautiful, but so is the landscape, the seascape, the weather, and some of the humans. This novel is also less violent than Tender Morsels, so a lot more readers will find it easier to stomach, I hope. I believe it'll come out as YA here in Australia and in the US, but as a crossover, in adult and YA editions, in the UK, as Tender Morsels did. (
Margo Lanagan)
On remote Rollrock Island, the sea-witch Misskaella discovers she can draw a girl from the heart of a seal. So, for a price, any man might buy himself a bride; an irresistibly enchanting sea-wife. But what cost will be borne by the people of Rollrock - the men, the women, the children - once Misskaella sets her heart on doing such a thing?
Margo Lanagan weaves an extraordinary tale of desire and revenge, of loyalty, heartache and human weakness, and of the unforeseen consequences of all-consuming love
8 comments:
uauu ce coperti minunate:x,imi place foarte mult prima:x
ai dreptate, copertile sunt sperbe, iar titlul ma intriga
imi plac mult opertile :X
Interesant, iar prima coperta e frumoasa.
Imi place mult de tot prima coperta!Iar dupa descrierea este interesanta.
O carte cu o poveste tare frumoasa
Deci e vb despre creaturi ale mari , sirene care pe pamant pot lua forma umana? :-?? Interesant .. prima coperta e superba.
Tipul acesta de carti ma duc cu gandul la filmul Ondine(tot despre o selkie). Nu inteleg de ce majoritatea cartilor despre "driadele" apelor sunt dramatice.
Frumoasa prima coperta.
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