'The creature had already begun to shed its skin!'
Bride From The Sea b y Frances Housden 'The creature had already begun to shed its skin!' And so begins a young woman's unwitting disguise taken from legends. If one has to hide then masquerading as a creature from local tales is as good as any I suppose. Bride of the Sea compels with a dramatic opening where a young Spanish woman, Celestina, is forced to choose the wild seas rather than stay aboard her father's ship at the mercy of his sailors. They believe their misfortune has been caused by having a woman onboard ship. Celistina's father's ship supported the Armada. After escaping the firestorm the English threw at the Armada, the ship is blown of course in...