Wild Dark Shore
Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy, published by Canongate Books on November 6, 2025, is a fiction novel that unfolds on a remote island. The story centers around Dominic Salt and his three children, who are the last caretakers of Shearwater, home to the world’s largest seed bank. As rising sea levels threaten their existence, a mysterious woman named Rowan washes ashore during a fierce storm. The family takes her in, but her hidden motives soon come to light, revealing a web of secrets that intertwine their fates.
Readers will find a narrative rich with tension and unexpected twists as Rowan’s presence disrupts the fragile balance of life on the island. The novel explores themes of family, survival, and the difficult choices made in the name of love. As the storm rages and secrets unravel, the characters must confront their pasts and the truths they have kept hidden. With 320 pages, this edition invites readers into a world where beauty and danger coexist, challenging the bonds that hold them together.
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THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER’Breathtaking’ HANNAH KENT’Spellbinding’ Washington Post’A wildly talented writer’ EMILY ST JOHN MANDELA family on a remote island. A mysterious woman washed ashore. A storm gathering force. Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater, a tiny weather-lashed island that is home to the world’s largest seed bank. As Shearwater risks being lost to rising sea levels, the island’s researchers have fled, and only the Salts remain.Until, during the worst storm in living memory, a stranger washes ashore. The family nurse the woman, Rowan, back to strength, but it seems she isn’t telling the whole truth about why she’s there. And when Rowan stumbles upon sabotaged radios and a recently dug grave, she realises that she’s not the only one on the island with a secret.A novel of breathtaking twists and dizzying beauty, Wild Dark Shore is about the impossible choices we make to protect the people we love.
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