The seal’s skin

Somewhere along the wild Irish coast, a seal slips onto the shore, shedding her skin and becoming a woman. For one night, she dances, free and weightless, before returning to the sea. But one morning, her skin is gone.

Stranded, shivering, she is found by a man who offers her warmth and shelter. As the days turn to years, she learns to live on land, to love, to build a family. Yet, the ocean is always there, just beyond the horizon, whispering to her in the wind, calling her name in the waves.

Then, one day, she finds something she was never meant to see.

A single discovery that changes everything.

What happens next, only the sea knows.

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Isadora Alves is a researcher found storyteller who has crafted and delivered several stories in events throughout the Netherlands. Her stories often highlight all the shades of gray that exist in our relationships with ourselves, the other, and the world around us

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