{"product_id":"wild-dark-shore-reeses-book-club-pick-a-novel","title":"Wild Dark Shore: Reese's Book Club Pick (a Novel)","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\u003eBrief Description\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"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\"--\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCharlotte McConaghy\u003c\/b\u003e is the award-winning and \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \n\u003ci\u003eWild Dark Shore, Once There Were Wolves, \u003c\/i\u003eand \n\u003ci\u003eMigrations\u003c\/i\u003e. Her novels are being translated into more than thirty languages. She lives in Sydney, Australia, with her partner and two children.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eWild Dark Shore\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eInstant \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eBestseller\u003cbr\u003eInstant \u003cb\u003eIndie\u003c\/b\u003e Bestseller\u003cbr\u003eInstant \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller\u003cbr\u003eInstant \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWashington Post \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eBestseller\u003cbr\u003eInstant \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA Best Book of the Year ( \n\u003cb\u003eNPR, \u003ci\u003eTIME, USA Today, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Economist, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eScientific American, Elle, Good Housekeeping, Reader's Digest, HuffPost, Jezebel, The Globe and Mail, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eKirkus\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e, BuzzFeed, BookRiot, She Reads, Scary Mommy, Chicago Public Library, and more!\u003c\/b\u003e) \n\u003cbr\u003e#1 \n\u003cb\u003eIndieNext\u003c\/b\u003e Pick \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBook of the Month Club's\u003c\/b\u003e Book of the Year Winner \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWomen's Prize for Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e Longlist Selection \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAspen Words Literary Prize\u003c\/b\u003e Finalist \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e Longlist Selection \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eStella Prize\u003c\/b\u003e Longlist Selection \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eEdgar Award for Best Novel \u003c\/b\u003eNominee \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eGoodreads Choice Awards\u003c\/b\u003e Finalist \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eIndies Choice Book Awards\u003c\/b\u003e Finalist \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eReese's \u003c\/b\u003eBook Club Pick \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eBook Club Pick \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eReader's Digest \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eBook Club Pick \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A breathtaking novel of romance, mystery, and twists that will shock you...I love this book so much.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Reese Witherspoon \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003ci\u003eWild Dark Shore\u003c\/i\u003e is absolutely astonishing. Charlotte McConaghy's writing knocks me over every time.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Fredrik Backman, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eMy Friends\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"My absolute favorite book of 2025...It's part family drama, part mystery, and completely absorbing.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Carley Fortune, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eOur Perfect Storm \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Spellbinding...Captivating...McConaghy keeps the novel moving at a blustery pace, thanks to her deft plotting and shared point of view...To read this exceptionally imagined, thoroughly humane novel feels like following the last people on Earth as they prepare to leave some part of their souls to the most beautiful place they'll ever know.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Vivid...Moving... \n\u003ci\u003eWild Dark Shore \u003c\/i\u003eabounds with evocative nature writing...We're shown why a person might withdraw from the messiness of life after tragedy and trauma...The novel also offers its injured characters a path back to connection and community, a risk McConaghy argues must be worth taking, no matter how fraught the future.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\" \n\u003ci\u003eWild Dark Shore\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--NPR \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I've hardly read a book this year that kept me on the edge of my seat as much as \n\u003ci\u003eWild Dark Shore\u003c\/i\u003e. This novel has it all - haunting imagery that reminds us what's at risk for our planet, a precocious and loveable kiddo, a touch of romance, a blood-pressure-raising mystery and a survival story with heart.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"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.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--The Guardian \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"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.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eScientific American\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Dark secrets and wild beauty abound in this creeping mystery that combines climate disaster, romance, and the haunting ghosts of absence as one woman confronts answers she may not be ready to hear.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGood Housekeeping \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"This taut thriller about battles for survival is enriched by its nature writing and treatment of climate change.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Economist \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"McConaghy has become a singular author of our moment, writing climate fiction that is packed with rich humanity, at its best and worst. Her newest will break your heart into little pebbly pieces, and I mean that as the highest of compliments.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--BookRiot \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A gripping tale...With a breathtaking setting and characters you'll love, \n\u003ci\u003eWild Dark Shore\u003c\/i\u003e is a suspenseful and moving must-read.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eReader's Digest\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"I fell in love with every, single character.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePeople Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A haunting tale of ruined lives and glimmers of redemption.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTIME\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"Look no further if you're searching for a thriller that reads like top-class literary fiction. Written in sparse, haunting prose, \n\u003ci\u003eWild Dark Shore\u003c\/i\u003e features characters so clearly drawn, you'll feel as if you're stuck on fictional Shearwater Island with them.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eMarie Claire \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"[A] twisty tale...You won't be able to put it down until the satisfying gut punch of an ending.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--Real Simple\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"Part romance, part mystery and part thriller, \n\u003ci\u003eWild Dark Shore\u003c\/i\u003e is full of 'breath-taking twists.'\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--HuffPost\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \"Charlotte McConaghy, the author of the fantastic \n\u003ci\u003eMigrations and Once There Were Wolves\u003c\/i\u003e, delivers yet another page-turner set in the wilderness, making readers grapple with climate change and what you would do to survive.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eTown \u0026amp; Country\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Propulsive...Buried secrets float to the surface, leading to inevitable tension and a fight for survival.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Globe and Mail \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A suspenseful, rushing read, full of short chapters, emotional twists, and a landscape it's all too easy to sink into and live in. \n\u003ci\u003eWild Dark Shore \u003c\/i\u003eis an exceptional book that hands readers a bittersweet helping of sorrow and joy, sounding a clarifying call towards a symbiotic survival that prioritizes our need to do more than simply subsist: to put trust in each other and in the nature that surrounds us.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eChicago Review of Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"I am a huge Charlotte McConaghy fan girl, and her newest novel is her best yet! This author is so fantastic when it comes to setting, nature, and animals, and writing stories about how humans fit into the wider world and universe. This story, of a woman who washes up on a remote island, left me in tears.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Scary Mommy\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Gripping... A thriller promising a unique premise, complex characters, and an atmospheric setting, \n\u003ci\u003eWild Dark Shore\u003c\/i\u003e is a must-read this March.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--ScreenRant\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"From the first page, McConaghy creates an intriguing maelstrom of uncertainty...McConaghy is a master who ignites both my intellect and emotions. Her characters have great depth and credibility; the wild settings are described with detail and delicacy that make her writing so beautiful. Her passion for nature illuminates her writing. McConaghy's plots are not optimistic, but still somehow they are hopeful, and leave me feeling enriched, satisfied, even inspired.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Denver Post \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Riveting... McConaghy's descriptions of nature's glory and terror are galvanic, the psychological struggles wrenching, the suspenseful action spectacularly choreographed. McConaghy has attained new heights of intensity and lacerating ecological conviction in this complexly plotted, tragic, and all-consuming tale of the battle to survive.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eBooklist \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"[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.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Kirkus (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"Sub-Antarctic noir meets a love letter to the rapidly disappearing wild world in McConaghy's latest...As lush as it is taut with tension, this novel is filled with both the joys and ravages of nature.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Thought-provoking and passionately told... \n\u003ci\u003eWild Dark Shore\u003c\/i\u003e asks, what will happen when we risk losing our homes and our neighbors? What will we save and what will we let go of? And how can we start again after the sea takes it all?\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"Urgent...McConaghy ratchets up the tension as the characters' paranoia and mutual suspicion increases and their motives are revealed...McConaghy blends entertainment with a sobering message about conservation and the impacts of geographic isolation.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Remarkable...Raising issues of love and family and sacrifice, \n\u003ci\u003eWild Dark Shore \u003c\/i\u003eis a beautiful examination of hope in the face of certain destruction.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"At once a gripping mystery, an exquisitely written ode to the natural world, and a taut, psychological thriller, \n\u003ci\u003eWild Dark Shore\u003c\/i\u003e is a triumph. Charlotte McConaghy is masterful in her ability to show the intricate connections between place and the human heart, and \n\u003ci\u003eWild Dark Shore\u003c\/i\u003e shows her at the height of her powers. Breathtaking.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Hannah Kent, international bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBurial Rites\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003eIt's a ferociously smart read, timely and poetic, and had me gripped from the very first page.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Rachel Joyce, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eREESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK - INSTANT \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER - BOOK OF THE MONTH CLUB'S BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e - \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR (NPR, \u003ci\u003eTIME, USA Today, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Economist, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eScientific American, Good Housekeeping, Reader's Digest, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBuzzFeed, BookRiot, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHuffPost, Jezebel, The Globe and Mail, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eKirkus\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e, and more!\u003c\/b\u003e) \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A breathtaking novel of ROMANCE, MYSTERY, AND TWISTS that will shock you...I love this book so much.\" --Reese Witherspoon\u003cbr\u003e\"A WILDLY TALENTED writer.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e―Emily St. John Mandel\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"Absolutely ASTONISHING. McConaghy's writing knocks me over every time.\" --Fredrik Backman\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"SPELLBINDING...Exceptionally imagined, thoroughly humane.\" --\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"My absolute FAVORITE book of 2025.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Carley Fortune\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eA family on a remote island. A mysterious woman washed ashore. A rising storm on the horizon. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDominic 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. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIsolation 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. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut 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. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA novel of breathtaking twists, dizzying beauty, and ferocious love, \n\u003ci\u003eWild Dark Shore\u003c\/i\u003e is about the impossible choices we make to protect the people we love, even as the world around us disappears. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\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\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 01\/01\/2025 pg. 1 (EAN 9781250827951, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 01\/06\/2025 (EAN 9781250827951, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 01\/15\/2025 (EAN 9781250827951, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 02\/01\/2025 pg. 31 (EAN 9781250827951, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/span\u003e 03\/02\/2025 (EAN 9781250827951, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eMcConaghy, Charlotte\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCharlotte McConaghy is the award-winning and \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \n\u003ci\u003eWild Dark Shore, Once There Were Wolves, \u003c\/i\u003eand \n\u003ci\u003eMigrations\u003c\/i\u003e. 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