World Fantasy Award winner Patricia A.
And suddenly into her drab lif.
Unable to control her anger and sadness any longer, Peri uses the small magic she knows to hex the sea.
Her mother sinks into a deep depression and spends her days gazing out at the sea.
McKillip tells ``an enchanting fantasy that is tinged with realism and romance.`` ( School Library Journal) Since the day her father\'s fishing boat returned without him, Peri and her mother have mourned his loss.
World Fantasy Award winner Patricia A