Starred Review, The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, September 2012: Seal, human, sea, sky, and the rocks themselves animate this powerful story, a blend of folk tale and pungent, sharply observed-or invented-regionality." "Lanagan's world is busily, passionately alive. Starred Review, The Horn Book, September/October 2012: A beautifully written story featuring a thoroughly realized setting and cast." Starred Review, Publishers Weekly, July 2, 2012: Earthy, vigorous characters and prose ground the narrative in the world we know, yet its themes are deep as the sea." Starred Review, Kirkus Reviews, July 15, 2012: "A haunting, masterfully crafted novel that, as one should by now expect from Lanagan, isn't a bit like anything else." It will break your heart, and remake it." "I've not been more moved by a book in years.It's a wistful book, but wondrous.
Publishers Weekly Best of Children's Books 2012
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