Wild Dark Shore is a 2025 novel by Australian writer Charlotte McConaghy, published by Flatiron Books. In the novel, a woman named Rowan is shipwrecked and washes ashore on Shearwater Island, a remote isle near Antarctica that houses a research station with a seed vault. The novel was inspired by Macquarie Island, which McConaghy visited. == Reception == Wild Dark Shore was a New York Times and IndieBound bestseller. The novel received starred reviews from Booklist and Kirkus Reviews. Library …