When Munroe Jaffray rescues a baby girl from the sea and takes her home to his childless wife Jannet, the couple feels their family is at last complete. But Jannet fears that the sea-people may want their daughter back. All her strength and love may not be enough to keep the child.

 

This book features in the following series: New Century Readers, New Longman Literature 11-14 .

. This book is part of a reading scheme, meaning that it is a book aimed at children who are learning to read.

There are 160 pages in this book. This book was published 1999 by Pearson Education Limited .

Berlie Doherty is an English novelist, poet, playwright and screenwriter. Doherty has won many awards, including the Carnegie Medal twice.