From the author of Medusa comes another beautiful and emotional story this one featuring a
selkie a mythological creature who can turn from a seal into a human as she goes on
"unforgettable journey that leaves us asking what it means to be home and what it means to be
free" (Kate Heartfield author of The Valkyrie) Seven years ago Quinn finally dared to
transform from a seal into a human and took her first steps on land. As a selkie she is both a
daughter of land and sea. But when a human stole her pelt he stole her freedom as well
forcing Quinn to become his wife and bear his children. As legend tells capturing a selkie
will bring you luck and she became a coveted prize. Constrained to a life that was no longer
her own Quinn longed for nothing more than to find her pelt and seize her freedom. Then one
day her eldest daughter hands Quinn her pelt and without a second thought Quinn snatches it
and escapes to the sea. But she's no longer used to swimming and doesn't know where her herd
has gone. And after an almost disastrous encounter with her former husband leaving her
severely injured Quinn doesn't even have the strength to go searching. Instead she finds
herself taking shelter on a nearby island with a lighthouse and three lighthouse keepers. Quinn
doesn't trust humans anymore and wants to stay hidden from the keepers. But she can't survive
on her own either. Can she learn to trust these humans and shed her hatred of all humankind? Or
will she give into her fears and accept the monstrous fate that others have bestowed upon her?
