Salka [electronic resource] : The exquisite retelling of the tragic myth of the Lady of the Lake from the multi-million bestselling author
Francesca Simon2025
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Salka is a faerie who falls for Owain the human who fishes in the lake in which
she lives. She decides to reveal herself to him and they swiftly become
betrothed to be married - but she promises that if he ever strikes her more than
three times then she will disappear from his life forever. He is horrified at
the thought, but as prejudice and suspicion breeds in the town, Owain wishes his
beautiful and gifted wife was more ordinary and did more to fit in. She tries,
but ultimately can't and won't compromise. With each failure to conform, Owain
shames her publicly, which for Salka constitutes a blow to the heart - on the
third occasion she disappears from his life forever, going back into the lake,
and taking their children and his homestead with her. The story ends with Owain
at the side of the lake calling to her - will she ever reappear again? Narrated
through the eyes of various characters in a theatrical verse-like manner, this
is a timeless, heavyweight of a novella th...
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Author:
Francesca Simon, Author
Imprint:
London United Kingdom : Faber & Faber, 2025
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1 online resource (1 text file) (272 pages, 504274.0 Bytes)
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Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9780571378074
Language:
English
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BRN:
534561
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