I enjoyed the choice of mythical creatures - I dont think there are that many book about Selkies (would welcome suggestions)

I could see the plot coming, though, and I cannot help to think that more could have been made of the story. There is a nice tie in with the distant past and some great descriptions of traditional song and music, makes me want to listen to some, but somehow it fell a little flat for me. Still, a nice summer read. (

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iphigenie | Sep 12, 2008 |

Yawning modern day telling of the Selkies Seal People mythology of Celtic lore

The story of the Selkies Seal People is a fascinating one; unfortunately, this tale of Richard Brennan and his family’s history of drowning at sea and their link to the Selkies is a bit of a yawner. Brennan comes home from Australia to Scotland for his father’s funeral – a place he hasn’t been in the years since the death of his wife – to drowning. As memories of his lost love haunt him, can’t get back to Australia and his new love fast enough…but, once back in Australia, he is drawn to the cottage of his youth and returns to make peace with his past and the past of his ancestors.

With fairly well written prose and uninspired dialog, Swim the Moon is ultimately a real snooze of a read. Nothing about the story ever draws the reader in too deeply. (

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wildness | Feb 18, 2008 |

I loved the mythological aspect of this book, and the sense of place that the author created. I was completely captive until the end of it. (

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countrymouse | Aug 10, 2006 |

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A haunting tale of love, music, and magic on the stormy coast of Scotland.

After the loss of his wife, Scottish fiddle player Richard Brennan moves to Australia to escape the ghosts of his former life. Six years later, he returns for his father's funeral and decides to remain in his father's desolate cottage in the north of Scotland, gathering together the threads of his former life, scratching out a living playing music.

Then Richard meets Ailish, the enigmatic young woman who's ethereal singing haunts the bay by moonlight.

As their relationship builds, the secrets of his family's past are brought to light, one by one, leaving them to confront a history that is both terrifying and fantastic-a legacy that may well cost Richard his soul.

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