Book description
Rollrock is an isolated, windswept island; a wild and salty landscape
where fishermen and their families must wring a living from the stormy
seas. But Rollrock is also a place of eerie magic, and of powerful
desire.
Down on the beach, the outcast witch of Rollrock casts her spells,
and draws mysterious girls from the sea. These are girls with long,
pale limbs and faces of haunting innocence - the most enchantingly
beautiful creatures the fishermen of Rollrock have ever seen.
The island is envied, and many a man is lured to Rollrock with the
promise of a sea wife. But the arrival of these women is the ruin of
countless families - and to the despair of the men of Rollrock, magic
always has its price. The brides do not belong on land. One day, the
sea will claim them back.
Margo Lanagan's novels and short story collections have excited
readers the world over, and won many prizes, including four World
Fantasy Awards - for
Singing My Sister Down
(Best Short Fiction, 2005),
Black Juice
(Best Collection, 2005),
Tender
Morsels
(Best Novel, 2009) and
Sea-Hearts
(Best Novella, 2010). She lives in Sydney, Australia.
