| #8765314 in Books | 2014-01-15 | Formats: Audiobook, CD, Unabridged | Original language:English | PDF # 9 | 6.50 x1.00 x7.13l,.65 | Running time: 10 Hours | Binding: Audio CD||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Brilliant, moving, lyrical|By Customer|The story that Lanagan tells in this book is a riff on the folktales and mythology about selkies: the seal women, who live as seals in the sea but are capable of shedding their sealskins to assume human form. Setting her tale on a remote fishing island, Rollrock, Lanagan has adopted many of the key elements of traditional selkie mythology|From School Library Journal|Gr 9 Up—From her first crawling moments, Misskaella Prout is drawn to the seals that lurch ashore on the wave-dashed coast of Rollrock Island. Lumpy, dowdy teenaged Missk is accustomed to being overlooked. Then one night, she dr
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 th...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.Sea Hearts | Margo Lanagan.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.
