The eight retellings of stories featuring trolls, mermaids, sharks with human eyes and other creatures from the sea, are based on the centuries-old ethical code and fishing stories of the sea nations. The experienced author has focused both on the changing rhythm of stories from around the world’s oceans and on the elegant melancholy of the fact that the beings from the deep often have hearts filled with greater sincerity than the greedy humans who come to disturb their peace.