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.
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.
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Environmental fiction and climate-focused narrative have found a distinct, compelling voice in novels that blend suspenseful personal drama with urgent ecological conservation. Charlotte McConaghy has built an acclaimed body of international fiction focused on humanity's relationship with endangered wildlife, fragile ecosystems, and changing natural landscapes, highlighted by her widely celebrated novel Wild Dark Shore.
Born in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, McConaghy pursued formal training in dramatic narrative, earning a Master's degree in Screenwriting from the Australian Film, Television and Radio School in 2012. Early in her writing career, she published speculative fiction and science fiction/fantasy works in Australia before turning toward contemporary literary fiction centered on environmental crisis. Her screenwriting background continues to inform her atmospheric prose and cinematic pacing, contributing to her work being optioned for screen adaptations. She currently lives in Sydney with her partner and two children.
McConaghy's writing is characterized by immersive, remote settings—ranging from the Scottish Highlands to sub-Antarctic islands—and deep emotional exploration of grief, responsibility, and hope amid ecological collapse. Her narratives frequently examine rewilding efforts, animal migration, and the personal dilemmas of living through environmental transformation. Having developed major projects while raising young children, she integrates questions of parenthood, legacy, and how to educate future generations about protecting fragile ecosystems directly into her storytelling.
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Environmental fiction and climate-focused narrative have found a distinct, compelling voice in novels that blend suspenseful personal drama with urgent ecological conservation. Charlotte McConaghy has built an acclaimed body of international fiction focused on humanity's relationship with endangered wildlife, fragile ecosystems, and changing natural landscapes, highlighted by her widely celebrated novel Wild Dark Shore.
Born in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, McConaghy pursued formal training in dramatic narrative, earning a Master's degree in Screenwriting from the Australian Film, Television and Radio School in 2012. Early in her writing career, she published speculative fiction and science fiction/fantasy works in Australia before turning toward contemporary literary fiction centered on environmental crisis. Her screenwriting background continues to inform her atmospheric prose and cinematic pacing, contributing to her work being optioned for screen adaptations. She currently lives in Sydney with her partner and two children.
McConaghy's writing is characterized by immersive, remote settings—ranging from the Scottish Highlands to sub-Antarctic islands—and deep emotional exploration of grief, responsibility, and hope amid ecological collapse. Her narratives frequently examine rewilding efforts, animal migration, and the personal dilemmas of living through environmental transformation. Having developed major projects while raising young children, she integrates questions of parenthood, legacy, and how to educate future generations about protecting fragile ecosystems directly into her storytelling.
