Salka

A piercing and passionate retelling of a Welsh myth in which a faerie falls madly in love with a young farmer.

When Salka, a faerie, falls in love with Owain, a human who fishes in her lake, they are married, and over time his farm prospers and he experiences nothing but good luck. But what haunts them both is her fateful prophecy that if he ever strikes her more than three times then she will disappear from his life forever. Owain is not a violent man, but as prejudice and suspicion breed, Owain finds himself wishing his beautiful wife was more ordinary and tried harder to fit in.

Narrated in verse, through the eyes of various characters, this novella echoes The Taming of the Shrew, and is a rich and thought-provoking drama.