The Brides of Rollrock IslandOn remote Rollrock Island, men go to sea to make their livings—and to catch their wives. The witch Misskaella knows the way of drawing a girl from the heart of a seal, of luring the beauty out of the beast. And for a price a man may buy himself a lovely sea-wife. He may have and hold and keep her. And he will tell himself that he is her master. But from his first look into those wide, questioning, liquid eyes, he will be just as transformed as she. He will be equally ensnared. And the witch will have her true payment. Margo Lanagan weaves an extraordinary tale of desire, despair, and transformation. With devastatingly beautiful prose, she reveals characters capable of unspeakable cruelty, but also unspoken love. |
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... Cawdron. “We have.” And down the cliff we went. It was a poisonous day. Every now and again the wind would take a rest from pressing us to the wall, and try to pull us off it instead. We would grab together and sit then, making a bigger ...
... Cawdron. “We have.” And down the cliff we went. It was a poisonous day. Every now and again the wind would take a rest from pressing us to the wall, and try to pull us off it instead. We would grab together and sit then, making a bigger ...
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... Cawdron. He was only little and he had no sense; why didn't Raditch stop him? We would have to tip most of that sack out, or half the town would stink up with the waste. “They'll not need to go as far as us," said Grinny at my elbow. I ...
... Cawdron. He was only little and he had no sense; why didn't Raditch stop him? We would have to tip most of that sack out, or half the town would stink up with the waste. “They'll not need to go as far as us," said Grinny at my elbow. I ...
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... Cawdron watched him, in great doubt now. “Why don't you take a few of these, Kit,” I said, “instead of those jawbreakers? Your mam will think you a champion." He stared at the heart glistening by his foot, and then came alive and ...
... Cawdron watched him, in great doubt now. “Why don't you take a few of these, Kit,” I said, “instead of those jawbreakers? Your mam will think you a champion." He stared at the heart glistening by his foot, and then came alive and ...
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