Habits of the Sea

by François Péron · 1827

In this haunting, romantic novel, Ellie Mills first discovers a fabled floating island as a twelve‑year‑old on the coast of Nova Scotia. The island, torn from the Scottish shore by a storm, carries a weather‑worn farmhouse where the enigmatic Clay Lockhart has lived unchanged for decades. When the island vanishes and later reappears, now‑grown Ellie returns to confront a love that defies time and nature. As she unravels the mystery of the island and Clay’s ageless existence, she must choose between the life she has built and the wonder of a world shaped by myth and memory.