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Brief Description:
"From the beloved, New York Times bestselling author of Migrations and Once There Were Wolves, a novel about a family living alone on a remote island, when a mysterious woman washes up on shore"--

Biographical Note:
Charlotte McConaghy is the New York Times bestselling author of the novels Wild Dark Shore, Once There Were Wolves, and Migrations, which are being translated into more than twenty languages. She is based in Sydney, Australia.

Review Quotes:

Praise for Wild Dark Shore

Instant New York Times Bestseller
Instant Indie Bestseller
Instant USA Today Bestseller
Instant Washington Post Bestseller
Instant Los Angeles Times Bestseller
#1 IndieNext Pick
A Book of the Month Club Selection
A Reader's Digest Book Club Pick

Publisher Marketing:

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

An ENTHRALLING new novel from the NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING author of Migrations and Once There Were Wolves

"A WILDLY TALENTED writer." ―Emily St. John Mandel

"RIVETING." ―Booklist (starred review)
"[A] TERRIFIC thriller." ―Kirkus (starred review)
"As lush as it is TAUT WITH TENSION." ―Library Journal (starred review)

A family on a remote island. A mysterious woman washed ashore. A rising storm on the horizon.

Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. Home to the world's largest seed bank, Shearwater was once full of researchers, but with sea levels rising, the Salts are now its final inhabitants. Until, during the worst storm the island has ever seen, a woman mysteriously washes ashore.

Isolation has taken its toll on the Salts, but as they nurse the woman, Rowan, back to strength, it begins to feel like she might just be what they need. Rowan, long accustomed to protecting herself, starts imagining a future where she could belong to someone again.

But Rowan isn't telling the whole truth about why she set out for Shearwater. And when she discovers sabotaged radios and a freshly dug grave, she realizes Dominic is keeping his own secrets. As the storms on Shearwater gather force, they all must decide if they can trust each other enough to protect the precious seeds in their care before it's too late--and if they can finally put the tragedies of the past behind them to create something new, together.

A novel of breathtaking twists, dizzying beauty, and ferocious love, Wild Dark Shore is about the impossible choices we make to protect the people we love, even as the world around us disappears.

Review Citations:

• Library Journal 01/01/2025 pg. 1 (EAN 9781250827951, Hardcover)
• Publishers Weekly 01/06/2025 (EAN 9781250827951, Hardcover)
• Kirkus Reviews 01/15/2025 (EAN 9781250827951, Hardcover) - *Starred Review
• Booklist 02/01/2025 pg. 31 (EAN 9781250827951, Hardcover) - *Starred Review
• BookPage 03/01/2025 (EAN 9781250827951, Hardcover)
• Shelf Awareness 03/02/2025 (EAN 9781250827951, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:McConaghy, Charlotte
Charlotte McConaghy is the New York Times bestselling author of the novels Wild Dark Shore, Once There Were Wolves, and Migrations, which are being translated into more than twenty languages. She is based in Sydney, Australia.