Whale Harbor

by Mary Beth Keane

'Tender, immersive and exquisitely written' Florence Knapp

'An exquisite family epic' Claire Lynch

'An expansive, beautiful novel' Kathy Wang

Whale Harbor is an immersive multi-generational family story from the beloved and bestselling author of Ask Again, Yes.

Inspired by the author's own family history, it follows the fortunes of eleven brothers, whose lives are set on different paths in the wake of a sudden tragedy. Whilst the younger brothers remain in Ireland, the older ones head overseas to Montana and New York, where they find work and build lives and families of their own. When one brother mysteriously disappears and becomes estranged from the family, it sparks a lifelong quest to find him.

Kindle Edition

Expected publication September 29, 2026

About the author

Mary Beth Keane attended Barnard College and the University of Virginia, where she received an MFA. She was awarded a John S. Guggenheim fellowship for fiction writing, and has received citations from the National Book Foundation, PEN America, and the Hemingway Society. She is the author of five novels, including ASK AGAIN, YES, which was a New York Times Best Seller and was translated into twenty-two languages. Her new novel, WHALE HARBOR, is forthcoming September 29, 2026.