The People Of The Sea : Celtic Tales of the Seal-Folk

Author: Thomson, David, Heaney, Seamus, Thomson, David, Sanderson, Stewart

Fiction & related items

Published on 5 April 2018 by CANONGATE BOOKS LTD (Canongate Canons) as part of 'the Canons' series.

Paperback | 304 pages
198 x 131 x 18 | 228g

When David Thomson took a journey to the sea coasts of Scotland and Ireland to seek out the legend of the selchies - mythological creatures who transform from seals into humans - a magical world emerged. Men were rescued by seals in stormy seas, took seal-women for their wives and had their children suckled by seal-mothers.

Timeless and haunting, The People of the Sea retains its spellbinding charm and brings to life the enchanting stories of these mysterious creatures of Celtic folklore.