Our wives under the sea
Julia Armfield
Engels | 30-03-2023 | 231 pagina's
9781529017250
Paperback / softback
€ 15,60
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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.
To have the woman she loves back should mean a return to normal life, but Miri can feel Leah slipping from her grasp. Memories of what they had before – the jokes they shared, the films they watched, all the small things that made Leah hers – only remind Miri of what she stands to lose. Living in the same space but suddenly separate, Miri comes to realize that the life that they had might be gone.
Our Wives Under The Sea is the debut novel from the critically acclaimed author of salt slow. It’s a story of falling in love, loss, grief, and what life there is in the deep, deep sea.
Beschrijving
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.
To have the woman she loves back should mean a return to normal life, but Miri can feel Leah slipping from her grasp. Memories of what they had before – the jokes they shared, the films they watched, all the small things that made Leah hers – only remind Miri of what she stands to lose. Living in the same space but suddenly separate, Miri comes to realize that the life that they had might be gone.
Our Wives Under The Sea is the debut novel from the critically acclaimed author of salt slow. It’s a story of falling in love, loss, grief, and what life there is in the deep, deep sea.
Details
EAN : | 9781529017250 |
Uitgever : | Palgrave Macmillan |
Publicatie datum : | 30-03-2023 |
Uitvoering : | Paperback / softback |
Taal/Talen : | Engels |
Status : | Bestelbaar |
Aantal pagina's : | 231 |
Keywords : | romans;holebiliteratuur;liefde;verlies (emotie);rouwproces;lesbische vrouwen;zee;lgbtqia+-literatuur |
Origineel en fascinerend
Engelstalig
Fascinerend en ietwat beklemmend relaas over verlies, loslaten en graag zien.
Leah is onderwateronderzoeker en keert pas na lange tijd terug van een expeditie naar de diepzeebodem. Naast alle ongerustheid over haar onverwacht lange afwezigheid, moet haar partner Miri met lede ogen aanzien hoe Leah na haar terugkeer ook fysiek verandert en mentaal niet helemaal meer aanwezig lijkt te zijn.
Vanuit deze ongewone setting puurt Julia Armfield een originele en fascinerende roman waarin niet de zoektocht naar het waarom centraal staat, maar de vraag hoe Miri moet omgaan met de veranderingen bij haar vrouw en wat die voor haar en hun relatie betekenen. De fysieke veranderingen die Leah ondergaat geven de roman een bevreemdend sfeertje en een ietwat dreigende ondertoon, die Julia Armfield wel naar een ietwat melancholisch en beklijvend slot weet te schrijven.
Knap, origineel en fascinerend, maar als lezer bleef het allemaal nét iets te veel op afstand.