Sea Hearts
Authors: Margo Lanagan
Also by
Margo Lanagan
FOR TEENAGERS AND ADULTS
SHORT STORY COLLECTIONS
Yellowcake
Red Spikes
Black Juice
White Time
NOVELS
Tender Morsels
Touching Earth Lightly
The Best Thing
FOR YOUNGER READERS
Walking Through Albert
The Tankerman
Wildgame
This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body.
First published in 2012
Published in the US & UK as
The Brides of Rollrock Island
Copyright © Margo Lanagan 2012
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Contents
‘T
he old witch is there,’ said Raditch, peering over the top to Six-Mile Beach. ‘Well settled with her knitting.’