'It's impossible to come away from this magical story unchanged' Sally Piper 'Richly
immersive. A mysterious and magical journey through loss and grief' Fiona Valpy The last time
Esther Wilding's beloved older sister Aura was seen she was walking along the shore towards
the sea. In the wake of Aura's disappearance Esther's family struggles to live with their
loss. To seek the truth about her sister's death Esther reluctantly travels from Tasmania to
Copenhagen and then to the Faroe Islands. On her journey Esther is guided by the stories Aura
left behind in her treasured journal seven fairy tales about selkies swans and women
alongside cryptic verses Aura wrote and had secretly tattooed on her body. The Seven Skins of
Esther Wilding is about the far-reaches of sisterly love the power of wearing your heart on
your skin and the way life can transform when we find the courage to feel the fullness of both
grief and joy. 'I was swept away by this triumphant and luminous story' Myfanwy Jones
'Astonishing in its scope detail and sensitivity... tender magical epic funny and
devastating' Kate Leaver 'Holly Ringland creates expansive magical worlds in her novels and
packs them full of love' Victoria Hannan 'Ringland is a virtuoso of fairytale storytelling for
adults' Sydney Morning Herald 'Vivid and soaring... a haunting story of trauma and redemption'
Books+Publishing 'A beautiful story... with shimmering layers of age-old stories and rituals
from indigenous Australia and Scandinavia' The Yorkshire Times