A single father and his children are living on an isolated island as part of a research expedition when they discover a strange woman washed ashore. She does not fully reveal why she is there while the family keeps secrets from her as well. I loved Charlotte McConaghy’s first two books and her third did not disappoint. Like her other novels, “Wild Dark Shore” follows a complicated heroine, her relationships, and her strong connection to nature.

“Wild Dark Shore is a thrilling page-turner, but all the action and suspense disguise something deeper: a beautiful meditation on love, loss and resilience in the face of climate change.”―NPR 

“McConaghy writes beautifully about the natural world and expertly ratchets up the tension, as mutual suspicion increases and secrets are gradually revealed. This is a powerful read that encompasses not only grief, sacrifice and perseverance in the face of disaster, but also survival strategies and their concomitant moral dilemmas.”―The Guardian

“[A] terrific thriller…McConaghy keeps readers guessing…McConaghy writes about both nature and human frailty with eloquent generosity. Readers won’t want to leave behind the imagined world of pain and beauty that McConaghy has conjured.”―Kirkus (starred review) 

“A riveting drama set on a remote island near Antarctica, where a man and his three children are caretakers for an underground vault protecting vital samples of the world’s plant seeds. Personal mysteries and dangerous climate-change-induced weather make this a suspenseful page-turner.”―Scientific American

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