Tag: Charlotte McConaghy

Charlotte McConaghy’s—Wild dark shore

Charlotte McConaghy’s—Wild dark shore

Dom and his children Raff, Fen and Orly live on remote Shearwater Island, halfway from Australia and Antarctica. With climate change resulting in more fires, violent storms and the sea level rising with islands already submerged, they are responsible for the upkeep of a seed bank that will supply the world with food. Fen rescues a woman tangled in kelp and Dom discovers her wrecked craft and dead skipper on the other side of the island. When Rowan recovers from near death, she grows suspicious of Dom who is vague about the whereabouts of her husband. Likewise, Dom grows wary of her as she has not revealed that she’s come for her husband. Who is responsible for his disappearance?

Charlotte McConaghy’s — Migrations

Charlotte McConaghy’s — Migrations

Franny is a cleaner at a Galway university when she sneaks into one of Professor Niall Lynch’s lectures about birds. Birds are one of her passions, along with wandering and the sea. Not long after their next encounter, they marry, but Franny can’t stop wandering, and Niall is depressed by the destruction by humans who’ve caused most animals to become extinct. Franny is on a pilgrimage to follow the last remaining birds — the Arctic terns — from the northern hemisphere to Antarctica. She meets Captain Ennis who unwillingly allows her board his ship in Greenland. But Franny has demons — she sleepwalks, and memories of a life in Ireland haunt her. Will there be any terns left if she reaches Antarctica? And can she find solace from the secrets she keeps about her criminal past?