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.
The Review
OUR WIVES UNDER THE SEA
by Julia Armfield
I’ve read Julia Armfield before but did not connect with the material quite the same as I did with Our Wives Under The Sea.
In this one, we’re following Leah and Miri in alternating povs. Leah and Miri are married and Leah has just returned from the sea on a voyage that lasts longer in duration than expected.
When Leah returns all is not as it was with her and Miri sets out on an emotional journey of finding the parts of Leah that never came home.
I found this book to be interesting in that I enjoyed it immensely but only in small pieces. Some of the visuals from Leah’s literal and figurative transformation will haunt me and I’ll think of the taste of salt water differently forever.
However, as a whole, it didn’t quite hit the mark for me. Perhaps it was in how quiet its delivery was. Whispering where I wanted screams. Leaving things up for interpretation that I wanted declared.
I recommend this to readers looking for a layered experience and those who are always seeking further meaning.
This one is for you!
Thanks to Netgalley and Dreamscape Media for the advanced audiobook copy!
OUR WIVES UNDER THE SEA…⭐️⭐️⭐️
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