A Ship in the Dark

A stunning adventure from the Branford Boase Award-shortlisted author of The Map of Leaves. Anna Shearwater lives on remote, dark-skied Windrose Island with her step-father Caleb, looking after the burrowing birds which share her name. When her older friend and keen scientist Mina returns to the island, she is followed by monstrous Captain Rime, who wants information about a valuable cargo that went missing at sea many years ago. But Anna knows that such a ship can only be found by following the migratory patterns of whales and birds ... A stunning new novel from the author of The Map of Leaves, shortlisted for the Branford Boase Award 2023 A masterfully-written, classic literary adventure with themes of female empowerment For fans of The Girl of Ink & Stars and The Lost Whale PRAISE FOR THE MAP OF LEAVES: 'A thrilling, beautiful, important book' NATASHA FARRANT 'A very special story' JULIA GREEN '[A] breathless marvel' FLEUR HITCHCOCK