Malie grew up hearing tales of selkies; shape-shifting women who shed their sealskins to seduce fisherman on the Orkney shores. That’s the story of how her parents met and it must be true because one day her mother slipped into the sea and was never seen again. Raised by her father, Malie has always done what she’s been told, and now she’s married and expecting her first baby. Life on land is predictable and safe, and her future is all mapped out for her. But just like the seals in the sea, there’s a wildness in Malie’s soul a one that cannot be tamed and deeply yearns for the sea. Dealing with themes of motherhood, grief, violence and female oppression, The Woman In the Seal Skin is a wonderfully haunting and atmospheric tale of a woman living in a cloistered community on a wild Scottish island, who one day meets her wildness within.
