The action in Tom Gilling's wickedly funny, magical novel, The Sooterkin, revolves around the bizarre birth of a child who appears to be more seal than human. As the extraordinary news spreads through the penal colony of Van Diemen's Land (present-day Tasmania) during the winter of 1821, mystified residents flock to investigate. The local reverend hypothesizes a virgin birth, but the town's resident science "expert" suspects that the pup may be akin to the mysterious sooterkin-a monstrous, mythical creature born to women in Holland. In spite of its unusual physiology, the child's mother and brother accept the family's newest member and protect it from the clutches of outsiders, who want to exploit the sooterkin baby for profit. In the tradition of The Secret of Roan Inish, The Sooterkin is the perfect summertime fairy tale.
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Hardback Editions
June 2000 : Hardback
| Title: The Sooterkin Author(s): Tom Gilling ISBN: 0-670-89152-5 / 978-0-670-89152-8 (USA, AU, or UK edition) Publisher: Viking Adult Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 1999 : Hardback
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Paperback Editions
August 2001 : Paperback
| Title: The Sooterkin Author(s): Tom Gilling ISBN: 0-14-100201-8 / 978-0-14-100201-9 (UK edition) Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics) Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
May 2001 : Paperback
| Title: The Sooterkin Author(s): Tom Gilling ISBN: 0-14-028811-2 / 978-0-14-028811-7 (UK edition) Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
May 2000 : Paperback
| Title: The Sooterkin Author(s): Tom Gilling ISBN: 0-670-88891-5 / 978-0-670-88891-7 (USA, AU, or UK edition) Publisher: Viking Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
1999 : Paperback
| Title: The Sooterkin Author(s): Tom Gilling Publisher: Text Publishing Company Availability: Amazon More details... |
Paperback
| Title: The Sooterkin Author(s): Tom Gilling ISBN: 1-876485-02-7 / 9781876485023 (Australia edition) Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
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