Daughter of the Sea
Published on 5. June 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
128 pages
978-1-84270-779-1 (ISBN)
Description
The only life Gioga has ever known is that of a fisherman's daughter on remote Hamna Voe. But as a baby she was a gift of the sea to childless Munroe and Jannet, and now the Lord of the Oceans wants her back.
Torn between her love for her adopted parents and her strange attraction to the seal people, which will she choose - the sea or the land?
From the traditional folk-tale of the selkie, award-winning author Berlie Doherty has created her own lyrical and timeless story of a young girl's search for her true identity.
Torn between her love for her adopted parents and her strange attraction to the seal people, which will she choose - the sea or the land?
From the traditional folk-tale of the selkie, award-winning author Berlie Doherty has created her own lyrical and timeless story of a young girl's search for her true identity.
Reviews / Votes
Evokes overwhelming joy and sadness * Daily Telegraph * Tension, emotional honesty and more than a touch of cold northern poetry as well -- Philip Pullman * Guardian *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 9 to 11 years
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 197 mm
Width: 130 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
Weight
110 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84270-779-1 (9781842707791)
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Other editions
Additional editions
Berlie Doherty
Daughter of the Sea
E-Book
10/2013
1st Edition
Andersen Digital
€5.49
Available for download
Person
Berlie Doherty began writing for children in 1983, after teaching and working in radio. She has written more than 35 books for children, as well as for the theatre, radio and television. Berlie has won the Carnegie Medal twice: in 1987 for GRANNY WAS A BUFFER GIRL and in 1992 for DEAR NOBODY. She has also won the Writer's Guild Children's Fiction Award for DAUGHTER OF THE SEA. Her work is published all over the world, and many of her books have been televised.