{"product_id":"habits-of-the-sea-preorder","title":"Habits of the Sea - PREORDER","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePub Date: July 07, 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e*LIMITED FIRST EDITION COMES WITH A STAMPED CASE AND ILLUSTRATED ENDPAPERS*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"This salt-swept tale of love and folding time is as vast and mesmerizing as the sea, with a dazzlingly ambitious final sequence you'll want to talk about with everyone. Shea Ernshaw is the queen of storytelling that is as haunting and dreamlike as it is intimate and grounded, occupying both richly realized landscapes and the mysterious terrain of the human heart.\" --Melissa Albert, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Hazel Wood\u003c\/i\u003e series and \u003ci\u003eThe Children\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA new adult novel from \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Shea Ernshaw, in which a woman rediscovers the mythical island she stumbled upon as a child--and the man she once met who apparently hasn't aged.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe night Clay Lockhart's wife dies, a violent storm tears their home--and the eight hectares of land beneath it--away 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen the island vanishes overnight, Ellie is left questioning whether it ever existed at all. But decades later, the island resurfaces--and Ellie, now in her thirties, returns, determined to uncover the truth. What she finds is even stranger: Clay hasn't aged a single day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFaced with the impossible, Ellie learns that some mysteries aren't meant to be solved--and that a life shaped by wonder may hold more promise than one bound by certainty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith her signature atmospheric, lyrical prose, Shea Ernshaw offers us an original work of folklore with a masterful modern touch. A haunting tale, \u003ci\u003eHabits of the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e spans centuries and coastlines, journeys through time and memory, and redefines the very meaning of love itself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShea Ernshaw\u003c\/strong\u003e is a #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eUSA TODAY\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Wicked Deep\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWinterwood\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Wilderness of Stairs\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Long Live the Pumpkin Queen\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eA History of Wild Places\u003c\/i\u003e. Her books have been published in over twenty countries and repeatedly chosen as Indie Next Picks. She lives in a small mountain town in Oregon and is happiest when lost in a good book, lost in the woods, or writing her next novel. Visit her online at SheaErnshaw.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shea Ernshaw","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51875101180189,"sku":"9781668097731","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0821\/9095\/8877\/files\/9781668097731.jpg?v=1781281386","url":"https:\/\/staging.anovelideaphilly.com\/products\/habits-of-the-sea-preorder","provider":"A Novel Idea on Passyunk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}