Book description
A young woman uncovers a dark secret about her neighbor and his mysterious new wife. Now she’ll have to fight to keep herself—and the woman she loves—safe.
“A modern sapphic updating of the selkie wife folk tale that’s already scoring with readers”—Parade (A Best Romance and Best LGBTQI+ Book of…
Why read it?
2 authors picked A Sweet Sting of Salt as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I love the gorgeous prose in this retelling of the Selkie Bride story set along the coast of Nova Scotia in the mid-1830s.
The book is dedicated to “anyone who has ever been lonely,” and I enjoy the way the lonely characters learn to connect with those around them. The main character Jean, a midwife who lives on the edge of the village, finds a naked woman on the shore and helps her give birth, unraveling complex emotional feelings.
The book is steeped in selkie legends, fairy lore, and tales of haunted ships, but it deftly explores the human desire…
From Kelly's list on selkie stories to sweep you out to sea.
A deeply evocative but wonderfully real fairytale retelling that is a fascinatingg and engaging love story in it's own right.
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Selkie Moon
We are all surrounded by darkness. And we are all drawn to the light.
The Orkney Islands north of Scotland are steeped in stories of selkies, seal folk who swim in cold ocean waters and shed their skins to sing and dance on land.
One young girl named Isla uses…
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