The Wild Beneath
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- $25.99
Publisher Description
Annie MacLeod always knew she was different, growing up on a boat in the Pacific Northwest, living in sync with the ocean. But when a tsunami shatters her world and her parents are swept away, Annie is stranded on land, grief-stricken, despite her enduring love for her childhood sweetheart, Evan.
In the wreckage, Annie rescues a wordless man named Walker, who emits a hum only she can hear. Their connection is instant, elemental, and Annie is torn between the two men.
Six years later, Annie has buried the past. But when Walker’s otherworldly sound returns, it forces a reckoning in her soul.
The Wild Beneath is a spellbinding story of soulmates, sacrifice and the ancient bonds that tie us all to the natural world.
For fans of Charlotte McConaghy’s Wild Dark Shore, Delia Owens’ Where the Crawdads Sing and Miranda Cowley Heller’s The Paper Palace.
PRAISE:
'Absolutely dazzling.' Sarah Penner, New York Times bestselling author of The Amalfi Curse
Haunting and unforgettable.’ Julia Kastner, Shelf Awareness
‘An entrancing, magical novel that highlights the beauty of the natural world and our fragile place within it. Spellbinding!’ Nita Prose, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Maid series
‘This is the book I hope for every time I open a new cover.’ Erica Bauermeister
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
The past is a vast ocean of bittersweet secrets and forgotten truths in this deeply emotional story. Raised mostly on a sailboat, Annie was always tuned to the rhythms of the ocean, only taking to the shore to spend summers on Vancouver Island with her grandmother Ruth and lifelong friend Evan. But that was before a devastating tsunami swept through the Pacific Northwest. With her parents lost at sea and their community decimated, she meets a mysterious young man named Walker when he washes up naked on the beach. The strange connection Annie has to Walker feels perfectly in line with the highly atmospheric vibe of Kelly Anderson’s lyrical, evocative writing. As the story unfolds, you can sense how Evan’s steady presence grounds Annie on land, while Walker’s mystical strangeness pulls her toward the ocean, where buried truths about her past seem to be rising to the surface. This is a gorgeously complex story of love, grief, and discovering who you are.
