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“To The Lighthouse” for the Climate Change Generation

Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy

April 17, 2026 by Zirza 2 Comments

A young woman named Rowan washes up on the shore of an island. The island houses a seed vault. It used to house researchers, too, but they have all left; the island’s beaches are rapidly being swallowed up by the rising sea levels, and the only people left on the island are caretaker Dominic, who lives with his three children in the lighthouse. They find Rowan and take her in, nurse her back to health. It doesn’t take long, however, before they discover that she […]

Filed Under: Featured, Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: Charlotte McConaghy, climate change, island, nature, Wild Dark Shore

Zirza's CBR18 Review No:10 · Genres: Featured, Fiction, Suspense · Tags: Charlotte McConaghy, climate change, island, nature, Wild Dark Shore ·
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