The Bone Diver
10 October 2024Imprint: Black & White Publishing
Synopsis
"A highly effective slice of folklore-inspired fantasy" THE HERALD
A gothic tale of family, the legend of the selkies - shapeshifting mythological creatures - and a young woman who is offered an impossible choice.
The only daughter in a family of Scottish seal-hunters, Kier Sealgair is becoming a burden. She cannot kill, and
the family are facing hard times now that her father...
A gothic tale of family, the legend of the selkies - shapeshifting mythological creatures - and a young woman who is offered an impossible choice.
The only daughter in a family of Scottish seal-hunters, Kier Sealgair is becoming a burden. She cannot kill, and
the family are facing hard times now that her father...
Details
10 October 2024336 pages
9781785306600Imprint: Black & White Publishing
Reviews
'Steeped in fairytale and legend, The Bone Diver is an eerily beautiful reimagining of the myth of the selkie. I was swept away on these deep gothic currents.'KATE GRIFFIN, author of Fyneshade
'Dark, dreamy, and deliciously atmospheric - like all the best folktales do, The Bone Diver drew me in and would not let me go.'C. E. McGill
'Wonderfully gothic, damp and hopeful. The Bone Diver is a folktale within a folktale, telling a story that is both dark and luscious. Spoto writes about the sea as if she lives in it, and I didn't want to leave behind the world of ever-changing forests, haunted seas and selkies that she so confidently created.'Jodie Matthews
'In The Bone Diver, Spoto has carved a captivating, powerful tale of family ties made monstrous and tangled. This is folklore and love carved into something dangerous, brilliant and new.'Lorraine Wilson
