On a squally afternoon in the winter of 1821 Sarah Dyer gives birth to the strangest child ever seen in Van Diemen's Land, a thing more seal than human. The Reverend Mr Kidney at first suspects a virgin birth. Mr Sculley, an anatomist and man of science, hails it as the antipodean answer to the elusive Dutch sooterkin.
The pup is a joy to its parents and a welcome companion to the their nine-year-old son, Ned. But when a well-dressed stranger arrives bearing a modest proposal for the infant's future, no-one foresees the trouble that lies ahead. The Sooterkin is a vividly imagined and wickedly funny tale of an upside-down world turned inside out.
By:
Tom Gilling Imprint: The Text Publishing Company Country of Publication: Australia Dimensions:
Height: 213mm,
Width: 136mm,
Spine: 17mm
Weight: 254g ISBN:9781876485023 ISBN 10: 1876485027 Pages: 224 Publication Date:01 April 1999 Audience:
College/higher education
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Primary
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Authors Bio, not available
Short-listed for Victorian Premier's Literary Award - Vance Palmer Prize for Fiction 1999
Shortlisted for Victorian Premier's Literary Award - Vance Palmer Prize for Fiction 1999.
