Habits of the Sea

THIS IS A PAPERBACK EDITION FOR THE EXPORT MARKET.A new adult novel from New York Times bestselling author Shea Ernshaw, in which a woman rediscovers the mythical island she stumbled upon as a childand the man she once met who apparently hasnt aged.The night Clay Lockharts wife dies, a violent storm tears their homeand the eight hectares of land beneath itaway from the Scottish coast, sending it adrift into the Atlantic. Thirty years later, twelve-year-old Ellie Mills discovers the fabled floating island off the coast of Nova Scotia and finds Clay still living in the weatherworn farmhouse perched on its highest hill. When the island vanishes overnight, Ellie is left questioning whether it ever existed at all. But decades later, the island resurfacesand Ellie, now in her thirties, returns, determined to uncover the truth. What she finds is even stranger: Clay hasnt aged a single day. Faced with the impossible, Ellie learns that some mysteries arent meant to be solvedand that a life shaped by wonder may hold more promise than one bound by certainty. With her signature atmospheric, lyrical prose, Shea Ernshaw offers us an original work of folklore with a masterful modern touch. A haunting tale, Habits of the Sea spans centuries and coastlines, journeys through time and memory, and redefines the very meaning of love itself.