Selkie Girl, by Laurie Brooks, (Alfred A. Knopf, 2008)

Forever shunned by outsiders for her webbed hands and love of the sea, Elin Jean yearns for acceptance beyond her family, and a life beyond the simple croft she calls home. At last, she discovers her true heritage: half human, half selkie, part of two worlds without belonging to either one. Whether on land as a girl, or in the sea as a seal, she struggles to find her home and her destiny. But which life will she choose when it comes down to a choice between family and love? Haunting, lyrical and beautiful, Selkie Girl is a well-crafted historical fantasy that sets the myth of the selkie against a Scottish backdrop to great effect.


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