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.
Product Information
David Thomson won the McVitie's Prize for Scottish Writer of the Year in 1987, and NCR Book Award for non-fiction in 1988.
General Fields
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- : Canongate Books
- : Canongate Books
- : 0.17
- : 06 February 2001
- : 197mm X 127mm X 16mm
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Special Fields
- : David Thomson (Foreword by); Stewart Sanderson (Afterword by)
- : Paperback
- : New edition
- : English
- : 256