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The Brides of Rollrock Island

Lanagan, Margo, 1960- Book - 2012 None on shelf No requests on this item Community Rating: 4.7 out of 5

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"On remote Rollrock Island, men go to sea to make their livings--and to catch their wives. The witch Misskaella knows the way of drawing a girl from the heart of a seal, of luring the beauty out of the beast. And for a price a man may buy himself a lovely sea-wife. He may have and hold and keep her. And he will tell himself that he is her master. But from his first look into those wide, questioning, liquid eyes, he will be just as transformed as she. He will be equally ensnared. And the witch will have her true payment"-- Provided by publisher.

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Beautiful and Strange submitted by yugure on February 27, 2013, 3:49pm The Brides of Rollrock Island tells the strange story of a fictional island where the mysterious witch Misskaella pulls beautiful women from the hearts of seals to be wives for the men of the island... for a price, of course. It's an interesting twist on the selkie legends of old, and the story is less a linear narrative than an exploration of this unnatural way of life on Rollrock, and the consequences that come from it. The ending was not as strong as it could have been. Also, prepare for lots of nudity and a tastefully written sex scene, if that kind of thing bothers you.

PG 13 submitted by Midnight on July 5, 2013, 12:32pm There are a lot of nudity. It focus' on a few men with their lust and leaves their family for a prettier wife. I liked the book. It's different from most of the books out there. I don't think the ending was very good. It was as if she hurried to write a cheep ending.

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PUBLISHED
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, c2012.
Year Published: 2012
Description: 305 p. ; 22 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book

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Lexile: 950

ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
0375869190

SUBJECTS
Witches -- Fiction.
Selkies -- Fiction.
Magic -- Fiction.
Islands -- Fiction.