Daughter of the Sea - Softcover

Doherty, Berlie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140379517 ISBN 13: 9780140379518

Publisher: Puffin, 1998

Synopsis

Janet and her husband live on a wild island where life is dominated by the sea. They long for a child and take a little girl rescued from the sea into their home. A strange man comes from the sea to reclaim Gioga, but Janet hides her for she is now like a daughter to her. He returns and Janet shoots and kills him but, instead of a human body, a seal is left dead on the beach. All the seals then leave the island and the islanders realise that Gioga must be returned to the sea and this, after much hardship, is what happens.

About this title

About the Author:

Berlie Doherty was born in Liverpool and now lives in Derbyshire. She read English at Durham University and worked as a social worker, a teacher and in broadcasting before she became a full-time writer. As well as many novels for both adults and children, she has written plays for theatre and radio. Berlie has won the Carnegie Medal twice - for GRANNY WAS A BUFFER GIRL in 1987 and DEAR NOBODY in 1992.

Synopsis:

Jannet is determined to keep her longed-for baby, the one her husband rescued from the sea. But as Gioga grows up and a mysterious stranger with a cloak of oceans arrives to claim her, Jannet's fierce love unleashes a tragic and terrifying train of events.

About this edition

• Publisher: Puffin
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0140379517
• ISBN 13: 9780140379518
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 128