Synopsis
Winner of the Polari Prize
Shortlisted for the Gordon Bowker Volcano Prize
‘A gothic fairy tale, sublime in its creepiness’ – Florence Welch
Our Wives Under The Sea is the haunting novel from Julia Armfiled, 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.
Miri thinks she...
Details
16 March 2023240 pages
9781529017250Imprint: Picador
Reviews
Julia Armfield is one of my favourite writers, Our Wives Under The Sea moves fluidly between horror story and love story, the gorgeous and the grotesque. A contemporary gothic fairy tale, sublime in its creepiness.Florence Welch
A wonderful novel, deeply romantic and fabulously strange. I loved this book.Sarah Waters, author of Fingersmith
Tender, strange, lucid, and so assured – comparisons feel insubstantial, but if you love sci fi or love stories or books that defy labels or chew-your-arm-off good writing, this is for you.Kiran Millwood Hargrave, author of The Mercies and The Dance Tree
Beautiful, otherworldly, like floating through water with your eyes open.Daisy Johnson, author of Fen
