The release date for the English version of 'Shark Heart' by
Emily Habeck is Aug 2023. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
In this epic story about marriage, parenthood, and unwavering love, newlyweds confront the unthinkable.
Lewis and Wren's first year of marriage ends with them being married. Lewis gets diagnosed with a rare illness a few weeks after getting married. The majority of his awareness, memory, and intelligence will remain, but his body will gradually change into that of a great white shark. Lewis's complex artistic heart tries to come to terms with his unmet aspirations as he takes on the characteristics and urges of one of the ocean's most ferocious monsters.
Wren initially fights her husband's destiny on an internal level. After Lewis transforms, is there a chance for them to stay together? Then, a sight of Lewis's evolving carnivorous nature triggers long-forgotten memories for Wren, whose tale alternates between her early years spent on an Oklahoma houseboat, her time spent with an ex-girlfriend in college, and her peculiar connection with a lady carrying twin birds. The tale of Wren's mother, Angela, who falls pregnant at fifteen years old in an abusive relationship during her parents' failing marriage, is interwoven throughout this daring book. Wren's anguish finally comes to a head in the present, forcing her to make a difficult decision.
An engrossing tale of love that is once poetic and humorous, lighthearted and intense, Shark Heart is an utterly captivating and exquisite book about life's enduring mysteries, the transience of memories, discovering happiness in the midst of sorrow, and crafting a purposeful existence. With this audacious debut, a very gifted young writer full of heart, humor, and originality makes her debut.