They say these women came from the sea – conjured by a witch for the Rollrock men to bed and wed. Mainlanders claim that the small, remote island is populated with impossibly beautiful women … mams and wives with silken hair and long limbs, lips you could lose yourself in and fathomless eyes. Margo Lanagan weaves an extraordinary tale of desire and revenge, of loyalty, heartache and human weakness, and of the unforeseen consequences of all-consuming love. But what cost will be borne by the people of Rollrock - the men, the women, the children - once Misskaella sets her heart on doing such a thing? So, for a price, any man might buy himself a bride an irresistibly enchanting sea-wife. On remote Rollrock Island, the sea-witch Misskaella discovers she can draw a girl from the heart of a seal. 'Why would I? People are uneasy enough with me - if I start bringing up sea-wives, they'll take against me good and proper.'
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