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Wild Dark Shore

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Wild Dark Shore

By: Charlotte McConaghy
Narrated by: Cooper Mortlock, Katherine Littrell, Saskia Maarleveld, Steve West
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This program features multicast narration.

An ENTHRALLING new novel from the
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING author of Migrations and Once There Were Wolves

"The ensemble narration brings this intense story to life.” — AudioFile

"A WILDLY TALENTED writer." ―Emily St. John Mandel

A family on a remote island. A mysterious woman washed ashore. A rising storm on the horizon.

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.

A Macmillan Audio production from Flatiron Books.

©2025 Charlotte McConaghy (P)2025 Macmillan Audio
Editors Select Family Life Genre Fiction Psychological Island Heartfelt
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Critic reviews

“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.”Publishers Weekly

Editorial Review

Sub-Antarctic noir meets a love letter to the natural world
Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of a remote island near Antarctica, home to the Shearwater research base and the world’s largest seed bank. Rising seas have been threatening the island, so the family must prepare to evacuate. When a woman named Rowan washes up on shore, the Salts take her in and nurse her back to health. As Rowan recovers, she gets to know the family: Raff, Dominic’s oldest son, is doing his best to channel his grief and rage from tragic heartbreak; Fen, his 17-year-old sister, is such a water creature that she lives among the seals; and Orly, the youngest boy, is consumed with love for the natural world. The storytelling moves through each character’s perspective, voiced by a stellar cast of narrators: Cooper Mortlock, Katherine Littrell, Saskia Maarleveld, and Steve West. It’s an immersive, moody listen that left me in tears in the best way possible. —Tricia F., Audible Editor

What listeners say about Wild Dark Shore

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Gripping Storyline Compelling Characters Unexpected Plot Twists Beautiful Nature Descriptions Outstanding Ensemble
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Many kinds of love!!!

The characters, the Island and the story were unique and incredible. The characters grew throughout the story till the ending. I learned many facts.

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DARK, GORGEOUS, COMPELLING

Gripping story, beautiful prose, deep complicated relationships, nature is a powerful character. Risk and tension risk and tension. Stunning book. I listen, the audio is divine.

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Beautiful, sad, haunting

Beyond the mystery at it’s heart, this stunning novel is an examination of the enduring nature of love, and the compulsion to save what is precious to us. And the extraordinary setting is a character all its own. Bravo!

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Not a big fan of the ending…

Was an overall good read started a little slow but picked up in the middle but I disliked the ending, & was in a disappointed funk after reading…

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A beautiful but heartbreaking story set in an unusual location. I appreciated the narration by the authors as well.


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wow

this was an amazing book. it made me feel all the emotions and really kept me wanting to finish it while at the same time not wanting it to end.

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drawn in completely

New type of fiction with the ability to make you feel a part of every character

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Riveting

Hopeful heat wrenching and full of life lessons. Excellent read. Love this author and also this narrator

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Unique story

Rich characters and a really good mystery. I felt like I was there seeing all the magnificent wild creatures and feeling the cold.

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Slow burn, good ending

Good story. Narration was good except the voice of Dominick. Just couldn’t connect with it.

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