Short Stories Set in Cornwall and covering a period of time from the end of WWII to the near future coastal erosion and flooding take on a near mythical power as the short stories in this collection weave in and out of the recent past and near future as lives and relationships ebb and flow with the tide. From one maritime tragedy to another the community and three generations of women from the same family struggle with their overclose affinity for the sea. bored adolescents selkies farmers and