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When David Thomson took a journey to the sea coasts of Scotland and Ireland to seek out the legend of the selchies - mythological creatures who transform from seals into humans - a magical world emerged. Men were rescued by seals in stormy seas, took seal-women for their wives and had their children suckled by seal-mothers.

Timeless and haunting, The People of the Sea retains its spellbinding charm and brings to life the enchanting stories of these mysterious creatures of Celtic folklore.

The People Of The Sea: Celtic Tales of the Seal-Folk

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Paperback / softback by David Thomson , Seamus Heaney

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    Publisher: Canongate Books
    Publication Date: 05/04/2018
    ISBN13: 9781786892461, 978-1786892461
    ISBN10: 1786892464

    Number of Pages: 304

    Fiction , Contemporary Fiction

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    When David Thomson took a journey to the sea coasts of Scotland and Ireland to seek out the legend of the selchies - mythological creatures who transform from seals into humans - a magical world emerged. Men were rescued by seals in stormy seas, took seal-women for their wives and had their children suckled by seal-mothers.

    Timeless and haunting, The People of the Sea retains its spellbinding charm and brings to life the enchanting stories of these mysterious creatures of Celtic folklore.

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