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Once a young woman uncovers a dark secret about her neighbor and his mysterious new wife, she'll have to fight to keep herself - and the woman she loves - safe in this stunning queer reimagining of the classic folktale "The Selkie Wife.". When a sharp cry wakes Jean in the middle of the night during a terrible tempest, she's convinced it must have been a dream. But when the cry comes again, Jean ventures outside and is shocked by what she discovers - a young woman in labor, drenched to the bone in the bitter cold and able to speak barely a word of English.. Although Jean is the only midwife for miles around, she's at a loss for who this woman is or where she's from; Jean can only assume that she must be the new wife of the neighbor up the road, Tobias.