{"product_id":"9780571396122","title":"Salka : The exquisite retelling of the tragic Lady of the Lake myth from the multi-million bestselling author","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Simon, Francesca \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Hardback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 24\/04\/2025,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 272 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780571396122,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA passionate retelling of a haunting myth, a tragic romance that echoes through the ages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe moment I saw her face.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe moment I heard her siren song . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSalka, the faerie Lady of the Lake, can't help but appear to Owain, a shepherd who has already captured her heart. He needs only to see her to fall deeply in love. But her father has one condition on their marriage: if Owain strikes her three times she must return to the Lake forever. Despite their married bliss, Salka is not like the other inhabitants in this small village. Gossip turns against her and as prejudice and suspicion breed, Owain finds himself wishing his wife was more ordinary, that she tried harder to fit in, that she was less . . . herself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is more of a strike than to question her very nature? The first heart-blow is struck. And now, desperately, their future lies in his hands . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrancesca Simon's first novel for an adult readership is an exquisite and tautly moving tragedy told by multiple voices, both a richly woven retelling of an ancient Welsh myth and a thought-provoking drama for our times.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54933205713269,"sku":"9780571396122","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9780571396122.jpg?v=1737202285","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9780571396122","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}