Sea Hearts

Margo Lanagan

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Allen & Unwin
01 February 2012

Fantasy; Epic Fantasy; Fairy Tale; Magic; Sword & Sorcery; Mythological Creatures, People & Places; Witches; Aurealis Award; Young Adult

MULTI-AWARD WINNING NOVEL

ABBEY'S BOOKSELLER PICK ----- Best known for her thoughtful, interesting and slightly surreal short stories, this full-length novel contains elements that Lanagan's fans will recognise. On the island of Rollrock, young boys gather sea hearts for their mothers to eat. They have no sisters, and their fathers are mostly fishermen, but their mothers are all beautiful women with a sense of mystery about them. Misskaella is ugly, but she has what every man on the island needs - the power to bring them sea-wives, and she uses this to bind them all to her. A beautifully rendered and lyrically written tale that takes the myth of the Selkies, and breathes delicate and strange new life into it. Any age from 14 up. Lindy

Winner, 2012 Aurealis Awards - Best Fantasy Novel 

Winner, 2012 Aurealis Awards - Best Young Adult Novel (shared with Dead, Actually, Kaz Delaney)

 Winner, 2013 Independent Booksellers of Australia Awards (INDIE) - Best Children's & YA Book 

Winner, 2013 Norma K Hemming Award 

Shortlisted, 2013 NSW Premier's Literary Awards - Ethel Turner Prize (Young People's Literature)

 Shortlisted, 2013 Book Design Awards - Young Adult 

Shortlisted, 2013 Stella Prize

 Shortlisted, 2013 Ditmar Awards - Best Novel

 Shortlisted, 2012 Aurealis Awards - Fantasy Novel and Young Adult Novel 

Shortlisted, 2013 Norma K Hemming Award for race, gender, sexuality, class and disability in speculative fiction 

Longlisted, 2013 UK CILIP Carnegie Medal (published in UK as The Brides of Rollrock Island)

 Longlisted, 2012 Gold Inky for an Australian YA Book

 Shortlisted, 2012 Queensland Literary Awards

 Selected as one of US Publishers Weekly best books for 2012 (Children's Fiction)

By: Margo Lanagan
Imprint: Allen & Unwin
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 208mm, Width: 138mm, Spine: 207mm
Weight: 356g
ISBN: 9781742375052
ISBN 10: 1742375057
Pages: 360
Publication Date: 01 February 2012
Recommended Age: From 14 to 18 years
Audience: Young adult , Preschool (0-5)
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Sea Hearts

Best known for her thoughtful, interesting and slightly surreal short stories, this full-length novel contains elements that Lanagan's fans will recognise. On the island of Rollrock, young boys gather sea hearts for their mothers to eat. They have no sisters and their fathers are mostly fishermen, but their mothers are all beautiful women with a sense of mystery about them. Misskaella is ugly, but she has what every man on the island needs - the power to bring them sea-wives, and she uses this to bind them all to her. A beautifully rendered and lyrically written tale that takes the myth of the Selkies and breathes delicate and strange new life into it. Any age from 14 up. Lindy