by Susan Cooper
First published 1988
On a windswept British isle, a fisherman spies a beautiful woman sunning herself on the rocks. But she is no woman - she is a selkie, a seal-folk with the power to shed her skin and walk on land. The fisherman captures her skin, trapping her in human form, and takes her as his bride. Though the selkie girl yearns for the sea, her captor's love holds her fast. Will she ever find the freedom to return home?
Genres: romance, fantasy, folklore, fairy-tale-retellings
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, intimate
Tropes: captive-romance, fish-out-of-water
Setting: Ireland, Scotland
32 pages · Hardcover · Margaret K. McElderry