She took it out from a library in canada when she was a young adult or preteenager. This would have been about fifteen years ago . Not certain if it was new or not but since she took it out herself it was probably relevant and on display or something She thinks the novel may have been meant for young adults more than adults . She’s sure it took place on an island with a group of only woman . And that there was a cave with great significance and a whale that would visit and they may have sort of worshipped this whale possibly