Klaria’s Battle

For twenty-five years, Klaria has been trapped in human form.

Twenty-five years ago, Klaria’s husband stole her crab shell, forcing her into a life in human form, as his wife. Klaria thought she’d accepted her fate, until her niece arrives at Klaria’s mountain home begging for help. Humans have spread all along the coast, nowhere is safe for the Crab-folk to come ashore. But there is good news. They know where to find Klaria’s shell.

But so much has changed in the last two decades. Can Klaria really return home, after all this time? Can she really just slip back into her old self?

Klaria’s Battle is a retelling of the selkie myth, questioning ideas of home and identity and belonging.

Who are we, if we’re not who we always thought we were?