Song of the Selkie: A Novel

In the Scottish folktale of the Selkie, a seal woman climbs out of the sea by dark to strip off her outer layers and dance on the shore. Overcome by her beauty, a man hides her skin so she will be forced to stay on land with him. But the Selkie woman is gripped by a powerful longing, spending her days with her face turned towards the sea.

In Song of the Selkie, each of the three McFarland sisters follows suit, journeying from her “captive” self back to her...