Books like Shell by Michelle Stewart

A middle‑aged man returns to his childhood home, where memories of a magical girl and a mysterious farm haunt him, revealing a dark, supernatural mystery from his youth.

Marya Hornbacher’s memoir chronicles her battle with anorexia and bulimia, detailing hospital stays, therapy, and the loss of family and jobs as she ultimately finds a path to recovery.

Anorexia is a harrowing autobiographical account of Katie Metcalfe’s battle with the eating disorder, her journey through hospital treatment, and the profound effects on her family.

Chronicles the author's grief, fear, and powerlessness as her daughter suffered and eventually died due to an eating disorder, and describes her experiences dealing with her daughter's disease and her own helplessness.

A harrowing, honest memoir of a young woman’s decade‑long battle with anorexia, detailing her clinical journey, the grim realities of inpatient care, and a critique of the myths surrounding eating disorders.

There's something about water that attracts and fascinates us. No wonder: it's the most omnipresent substance on Earth and, along with air, the primary ingredient for supporting life. From afar, our planet looks like a blue marble; we ourselves are three-quarters H₂O. We know instinctively that being near water makes us healthier and happier, reduces stress, and brings us peace. But why? And what might the answer tell us about how we should be living our lives? Now, we can finally answer these questions--and those answers are life-changing. As Wallace Nichols reveals here, we are at the forefront of a wave of neuroscience, evolutionary biology, and medical research that illuminates the physiological and brain processes that underlie our transformative connection to water. Drawing on this breakthrough science, and on compelling personal stories from athletes, scientists, veterans, and artists, Nichols shows how proximity to water can: improve performance in a wide range of fields; increase calm and diminish anxiety much better than medication; amplify creativity--artistic and otherwise; increase generosity and compassion; increase professional success; improve our overall health and well-being; and reinforce our connection to the natural world--and one another.--From publisher description.

When a Westminster lobbyist heads to the former home of a pioneering geneticist, she uncovers a hidden shell house and a vanished wife, forcing her to unravel a 1930s mystery that pits powerful families and forgotten desires against each other.

Coralie Sardie, a Coney Island mermaid, encounters Eddie Cohen, a Russian immigrant photographer, and together they uncover mysteries in 1911 New York amid the aftermath of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire.