Wild Dark Shore

Wild Dark Shore is the first volume of the series Wild Dark Shore: Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2026. This work of fiction follows Dominic Salt and his three children, who serve as caretakers for Shearwater. This remote, weather-lashed island houses the largest seed bank in the world, though it now faces the threat of rising sea levels. As other researchers flee the island, the Salt family remains alone against the elements.

The plot intensifies when a mysterious woman named Rowan washes ashore during a massive storm. While the family nurses her back to health, Rowan suspects the stranger is hiding the truth about her arrival. Her discovery of sabotaged radios and a fresh grave reveals that the Salts hold dangerous secrets of their own. This atmospheric novel explores the difficult choices made to protect loved ones.