Daughters of the Tide | Arianne James | 2026 [NEW – SC]

A Tasmanian gothic debut novel weaving historical fiction with selkie folklore. It's 1923, and Isla Findlay lives with her parents in a rambling mansion on a wild stretch of the Tasmanian coast — a house steeped in family secrets, tragedy and rumours of madness.

When Isla's estranged aunt finally returns home, long-buried childhood memories of selkie stories begin to surface, along with disturbing dreams of seals and a haunting song Isla starts to hear even while awake. As the line between what's real and imagined blurs, Isla, her aunt and her mother are drawn into reckoning with the past — and with the seductive, dangerous pull of the sea itself.

Arianne James is a Tasmanian writer and Daughters of the Tide is her debut novel. An atmospheric piece of Tasmanian gothic fiction — a good choice for readers of literary fiction with folklore and a strong sense of place.

CONDITION

New.

BOOK DETAILS

Softcover.

Published 2026 by HQ Fiction / HarperCollins Australia.

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