{"product_id":"the-selkie-wife-kelley-jo-burke-9781897289372","title":"The Selkie Wife","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn ancient Celtic myth explodes in the centre of a modern Canadian family in this strikingly original drama by Kelley Jo Burke.\u003cbr\u003eWhen Mary gets a surprise visit from her old friend Gen, we learn that Mary has a secret that could threaten her life with husband Cal and teenage daughter Brigit. \u003cbr\u003eNo ordinary secret, this. As it turns out, Mary is a ÒselkieÓÑa seal who sheds her skin to mate with a human male, then returns to the water with her offspring. But Mary, happy with Cal, decided to stay on land. And now, twenty years later, Gen has come to take her back into the water.\u003cbr\u003eAccompanying Gen is Dylan, her vital young seal lover (in human form), whose animal attraction to Brigit is immediately evident. In a very short time, the ordinary world Mary has built is turned upside-down.\u003cbr\u003eThe situation is ripe for laughter, and there are moments of uproarious comedy throughout the play. But BurkeÕs themes are serious, and the questions her characters face go to very the essence of their lives; \u003cem\u003eThe Selkie Wife\u003c\/em\u003e is a dramatic meditation about love and sex, about freedom and oppression, about making concessions and making choices.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kelley Jo Burke\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1897289375\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781897289372\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scirocco Drama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.30d","brand":"Kelley Jo Burke","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48486226854143,"sku":"9781897289372","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_48bb497f-77b6-4876-a175-71a8bd8fc99a.jpg?v=1778054455","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-selkie-wife-kelley-jo-burke-9781897289372","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}