Our wives under the sea

by Julia Armfield

Paperback, 2023

Notes

When Leah finally returns after a deep sea mission that ended in catastrophe, her wife Miri knows that something is wrong ... more
Winner of the 2023 Polari Prize

Description

Fiction. Literature. LGBTQIA+ (Fiction.) Leah is changed. Months earlier, she left for a routine expedition, only this time her submarine sank to the sea floor. When she finally surfaces and returns home, her wife Miri knows that something is wrong. Barely eating and lost in her thoughts, Leah rotates between rooms in their apartment, running the taps morning and night. As Miri searches for answers, desperate to understand what happened below the water, she must face the possibility that the woman she loves is slipping from her grasp.

Collection

Call number

F ARM

Genres

Awards

Lambda Literary Award (Finalist — 2023)
The Kitschies (Winner — 2022)
Books Are My Bag Readers Award (Shortlist — Fiction — 2022)
BookTube Prize (Quarterfinalist — Fiction — 2023)
Polari Book Prize (Shortlist — 2023)
The Gordon Bowker Volcano Prize (Shortlist — 2023)
ALA Over the Rainbow Book List (Selection — 2023)
RUSA CODES Listen List (Listen-Alike — Listen-Alike to "Fractal Noise" — 2024)

Publication

London : Picador, 2023, c.2022

Physical description

231 p.; 20 cm
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