{"product_id":"habits-of-the-sea","title":"Habits of the Sea","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"This salt-swept tale of love and folding time is as vast and mesmerizing as the sea, with a dazzlingly ambitious final sequence you'll want to talk about with everyone. Shea Ernshaw is the queen of storytelling that is as haunting and dreamlike as it is intimate and grounded, occupying both richly realized landscapes and the mysterious terrain of the human heart.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Melissa Albert, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Hazel Wood\u003c\/i\u003e series and \u003ci\u003eThe Children\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tShea Ernshaw is a #1 \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \n\u003ci\u003eUSA TODAY\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Wicked Deep\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eWinterwood\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eA Wilderness of Stairs\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003e Long Live the Pumpkin Queen\u003c\/i\u003e, and \n\u003ci\u003eA History of Wild Places\u003c\/i\u003e. Her books have been published in over twenty countries and repeatedly chosen as Indie Next Picks. She lives in a small mountain town in Oregon and is happiest when lost in a good book, lost in the woods, or writing her next novel. Visit her online at SheaErnshaw.com. \n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eA History of Wild Places\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A richly embroidered tapestry deepens in hues as the story turns darker. Readers will sink into this one, and although they might question details of the resolution, they will be moved by the novel's power.\"-- \"Booklist\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Dark and atmospheric, \n\u003ci\u003eA History of Wild Places\u003c\/i\u003e is a twisting, engrossing delight. Ernshaw's skillful mix of mystery, psychological thriller, and paranormal-tinged drama keeps the ground shifting beneath her characters and readers. What a wonderful rabbit hole to fall down.\"-- \"Erika Swyler, author of Light From Other Stars and The Book of Speculation\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"An entirely enthralling novel, a true history of a world that pulls the reader into its depths. It is darkly rich in its setting, and its visual, visceral, and absorbing moments are both haunting and rewarding to the reader.\"-- \"Phoebe Wynne, author of Madam\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"As spine-chilling as it is beautifully crafted, \n\u003ci\u003eA History of Wild Places\u003c\/i\u003e will have you compulsively checking your pulse and the whites of your eyes. It will almost certainly make you reconsider that walk in the woods, or at least, compel you to leave a trail of breadcrumbs in your wake.\"-- \"Ruth Emmie Lang, author of Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstance\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"[An] intimate gothic drama...This love story has grit, complexity, and a core of darkness under a patina of wildness and freedom.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Shelf Awareness\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"In \n\u003ci\u003eHabits of the Sea, \u003c\/i\u003eShea Ernshaw has crafted an exquisite map of the human heart as vast and unpredictable as the Atlantic itself. If you've ever felt anchored to a place that no longer exists, this magical book is for you. Find a quiet corner to read, and let the tide come in.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Sarah Addison Allen, \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Ernshaw ( \n\u003ci\u003eA History of Wild Places\u003c\/i\u003e) crafts a haunting tale of love, time, and climate anxiety. Fans of Matt Haig's \n\u003ci\u003eHow To Stop Time \u003c\/i\u003eand Charlotte McConaghy's \n\u003ci\u003eWild Dark Shore\u003c\/i\u003e will be entranced.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Library Journal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e*LIMITED FIRST EDITION COMES WITH A STAMPED CASE AND ILLUSTRATED ENDPAPERS*\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA new adult novel from \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Shea Ernshaw, in which a woman rediscovers the mythical island she stumbled upon as a child--and the man she once met who apparently hasn't aged.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe night Clay Lockhart's wife dies, a violent storm tears their home--and the eight hectares of land beneath it--away from the Scottish coast, sending it adrift into the Atlantic. Thirty years later, twelve-year-old Ellie Mills discovers the fabled floating island off the coast of Nova Scotia and finds Clay still living in the weatherworn farmhouse perched on its highest hill. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When the island vanishes overnight, Ellie is left questioning whether it ever existed at all. But decades later, the island resurfaces--and Ellie, now in her thirties, returns, determined to uncover the truth. What she finds is even stranger: Clay hasn't aged a single day. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Faced with the impossible, Ellie learns that some mysteries aren't meant to be solved--and that a life shaped by wonder may hold more promise than one bound by certainty. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith her signature atmospheric, lyrical prose, Shea Ernshaw offers us an original work of folklore with a masterful modern touch. A haunting tale, \n\u003ci\u003eHabits of the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e spans centuries and coastlines, journeys through time and memory, and redefines the very meaning of love itself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/span\u003e 12\/30\/0001 (EAN 9781668097731, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 05\/22\/2026 pg. 1 (EAN 9781668097731, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eErnshaw, Shea\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tShea Ernshaw is a #1 \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \n\u003ci\u003eUSA TODAY\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Wicked Deep\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eWinterwood\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eA Wilderness of Stairs\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003e Long Live the Pumpkin Queen\u003c\/i\u003e, and \n\u003ci\u003eA History of Wild Places\u003c\/i\u003e. 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