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The Sinclair Selkie Kindle Edition

by Chris Quinton (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.0 out of 5 stars 12 ratings
American Donal MacCraith is on a road trip along the western coast of Scotland to the Western Isles. His family roots are there, but his main reasons for the extended vacation are the songs and legends. He's a folk-singer, come to collect some new old material. In Stornoway he meets the Shielingers and Niall MacLachlan. When he continues his exploration of Lewis, making for the small crofting community his grandmother left as a young woman, he finds Niall waiting for him on the road just outside the town.

Once out on the road, Niall makes a play for Donal, and they begin a casual no-strings relationship, though Donal senses Niall has an agenda of his own. He's right, and the clue is in the old family stories of the Sinclair Selkie Donal's grandmother had told him. That clue will lead Donal to the startling truth behind the legend, and he and Niall will be faced with life-changing choices.
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    100 pages
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  3. Publication date
    January 5, 2017
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01MY5J788
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Kouros Books; 2nd edition (January 5, 2017)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 5, 2017
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1.8 MB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 100 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.0 out of 5 stars 12 ratings

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Chris Quinton

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Chris started creating stories not long after she mastered joined-up writing, somewhat to the bemusement of her parents and her English teachers. But she received plenty of encouragement. Her dad gave her an already old Everest typewriter when she was about ten, and it was probably the best gift she'd ever received - until the inventions of the home-computer and the worldwide web.

Chris's reading and writing interests range from historical, mystery, and paranormal, to science-fiction and fantasy, mostly in the male/male genre. She also writes male/female novels in the name of Chris Power. She refuses to be pigeon-holed and intends to uphold the long and honourable tradition of the Eccentric Brit to the best of her ability. In her spare time [hah!] she embroiders, quilts and occasionally knits. In the past she has been a part-time and unpaid amateur archaeologist, and a 15th century re-enactor.

She currently lives in a small and ancient city in the south-west of the United Kingdom, sharing her usually chaotic home with an extended family, which includes three large dogs.

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  • Mardee
    5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful shape shifter myth brought to modern times
    Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2015
    Not all myths are from Roman and Greek cultures, and not all legends are to be dismissed as fiction. From this premise we come to Donal, who is touring the Scottish islands of his grandmother's homeland. Donal is a folksinger and he is seeking the songs and stories of his family. In addition, his grandmother grew up on a croft, or farm, and she has asked him to look in and see what happened to it. As it turns out, she inherited it but did not know.

    Along the way he briefly joins a folksinging group and meets Niall, who also sings with them for a short period. When Donal leaves to continue his trip in a rented camper, he picks up Niall, who is more than eager to join him. They begin an affair which Donal knows will be short and will end when he leaves to go back to America.

    Donal seeks the location of one of the stories his grandmother told him about a selkie. Selkies are shape shifting seals, but unlike many other shape shifter stories these do not internalize their fur but carry it with them when they are in human form. If it is taken from them they are unwillingly trapped with the person who has their coat.

    If you enjoy mythology, shape shifters, and sweet love, this is the book for you. I did have to stop every once in a while to look up the few Gaelic words that are used but once I mastered those it was smooth sailing and I enjoyed the local color they provided. This is a good story, with sweet romance and a thrilling life-or-death encounter in the sea. Ms. Quinton writes from the heart and from research, a potent combination in a romance story.
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  • Andreams
    4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful
    Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2017
    Fantastic fantasy! Normally I don't care for novelettes but this one was a complete story, no sense of hurrying at all. The characters were very well developed and the story was strong. The only thing I felt lacking was concerning the croft. I wanted their HEA to be there. Can't help it, I love old houses and Chris Quinton's story made me feel like I was right there.
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  • Kindle Customer
    1.0 out of 5 stars Fantasy story
    Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2015
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    It was what I thought it would be. Writing was good but it was a fantasy book. I had a problem with the book because it is a fantasy book with no indication by the publisher that it was a fantasy.
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  • E. Nicholson
    5.0 out of 5 stars A lovely fantasy
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 29, 2021
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    I really enjoy stories about mythical creatures e.g. selkies, shifters, etc. and this was no exception. The writing is polished and flows beautifully. The romance is intriguing and ultimately satisfying, delicately handled and with a 'slow burn'. The setting, in Stornoway, is detailed and described so that it appealed to my love of travel as well as myth and legend. My only quarrel with the book was that it was too short. I wanted to follow Donal and Niall further through their lives.
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  • RenN
    5.0 out of 5 stars Just wonderful
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 31, 2021
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    This was shorter than I realised when I picked it up, but unlike some shorter stories it skimped on neither detail nor reader satisfaction.

    A beautifully woven tale of selkies on the Isle of Lewis, richly descriptive and easily believable, I thoroughly enjoyed it. I already have friends on the island, but now I feel compelled to book a trip to see the place for myself. This book was quite simply lovely.
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