Our Wives Under the Sea
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Our Wives Under the Sea

by Julia Armfield

2022•Drama•224 pages

Taste attributes: dramahorrorgay/lesbianscience fictionunsavouryheavyimaginarylinearemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiptroubled leadshuman spirit/resilience/survival

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Boxlist takeAn emotional novel that is morally murky and weighty. Best if you like edge over warmth.

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4.3 / 5

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About This Book

Miri thinks she has got her wife back, when Leah finally returns after a deep sea mission that ended in catastrophe. It soon becomes clear, though, that Leah may have come back wrong. Whatever happened in that vessel, whatever it was they were supposed to be studying before they were stranded on the ocean floor, Leah has carried part of it with her, onto dry land and into their home.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DramaHorrorGay/lesbianScience fictionComplex relationshipTroubled leadsHuman spirit/resilience/survival

Subjects

Lesbian couplesWomen marine biologistsGriefWivesSame-sex marriageUnderwater explorationLgbtq+Submarines

Details

Author
Julia Armfield
Published
2022
Pages
224
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