num_pages: 276
description: Donald is a young fisherman eking out a lonely living on the west coast of Scotland. One night he witnesses something miraculous and makes a terrible mistake. His action changes livesnot only his own but those of his family and the entire tightly knit community in which they live. Can he ever atone for the wrong he has done and can love grow when its foundation is violence? Based on the legend of the selkiesseals who can transform into peopleevokes the harsh beauty of the landscape the resilience of its people both human and animal and the triumph of hope over fear and prejudice. With exquisite grace Su Bristow transports us to a different world subtly and beautifully exploring what it means to be an outsider and our innate capacity for forgiveness and acceptance. Rich with myth and magic Sealskin is nonetheless a very human story as relevant to our world as to the timeless place in which it is set.
language: English
title: Sealskin
publisher: Orenda Books