PEOPLE OF THE SEA, THE
Author(s): David Thomson (Foreword by); Stewart Sanderson (Afterword by)
David Thomson visited the remote sea coasts of the Scottish Isles and the West of Ireland on journeys in search of the legends of the selchies - mythological creatures who transform from seals into humans.
A magical world emerged, in which men are rescued by seals in stormy seas, take seal-women for their wives and have their children suckled by seal-mothers. Mysterious and fascinating, these stories retain their spellbinding charm through Thomson's beautiful prose. The People of the Sea is a timeless and haunting book, rich in rewards and surprises.
General Information
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- : Canongate Books
- : Canongate Books
- : 0.17
- : 06 February 2001
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Other Specifications
- : David Thomson (Foreword by); Stewart Sanderson (Afterword by)
- : Paperback
- : New edition
- : English
- : 398.2452979
- : 256
More About The Product
David Thomson won the McVitie's Prize for Scottish Writer of the Year in 1987, and NCR Book Award for non-fiction in 1988.