Selkie Dreams: A historical novel of selkie legend and an 1889 Alaskan mission (Celtic Knot Series Book 3)

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A myth-woven historical novel following a young Belfast woman who flees an unwanted marriage for a teaching post at a remote Tlingit mission in Alaska. Melancholy and lyrical, with selkie legend, cross-cultural romance, frontier hardship and a search for belonging.She Crossed The World To Escape A Marriage. Alaska Asked More Of Her Than She Knew.Haunted by her mother's death and the selkie stories that surround it, a young Belfast woman flees an unwanted marriage by talking her way into a teaching post at the Tlingit mission in Alaska. But Alaska proves more difficult than she imagined. Between the impossible Mrs Paxson and the mysterious, troubled Tlingit man Natsilane, the hope that this new place will transform her seems further away than ever, and the longer she stays, the more the mission's certainties, and her own, begin to come apart.Selkie Dreams is part of the Celtic Knot series, for readers who love myth-woven historical fiction, cross-cultural romance and wild frontier settings. Perfect for fans of Kate Morton, Maggie O'Farrell and Hilary Mantel.“…this is a beautifully calibrated and vivid and interesting historical novel about love and death in the North American wilderness. The characters are fascinating, the evocation of the natural world and the social customs and practices of Tlingit is assured and convincing, and the story, albeit melancholy, is unfailingly engaging. I wish it well.” Carlo Gebler, The Siege of Derry“A fable as gentle as Irish laughter and as lyrical as Irish song. A magical love story of a girl who must cross the world to find the one place where she can belong.” Karen Maitland, The Raven's Head Read more