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Melville House
January 2016
On Sale: December 29, 2015
Featuring: Flo; Ailsa
357 pages
ISBN: 161219463X
EAN: 9781612194639
Kindle: B00VOZDVI8
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Young Adult
In the tradition of Neil Gaiman and Iain Banks, Simon
Sylvester brings an ancient myth to life with this lush,
atmospheric coming-of-age tale
Nobody comes to
the remote Scottish island of Bancree, and
seventeen-year-old Flora can’t wait to move to the mainland
when she finishes school. So when a mysterious man and his
daughter move into isolated Dog Cottage, Flora is curious.
What could have brought these strangers to the island? The
man is seductive but radiates menace, while Flo finds a
kindred spirit in his daughter, Ailsa.
Meanwhile,
several of the men on Bancree have disappeared, unnerving
the community. When a body washes ashore, suspicion turns to
the newcomers. But Flo suspects something else, even though
it seems impossible: She asks local residents for anything
they know about”selkies,” the mythical women who can turn
from seal to human and back again.
Convinced of her
new neighbors’ innocence, Flo is fiercely determined to
protect her friend Ailsa. Can the answer to the
disappearances, and to the pull of her own heart, lie out
there, beyond the waves?
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