Named as book to look out for in 2022 by Guardian, i-D, Autostraddle, Bustle, Good Housekeeping, Stylistand DAZED.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.
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Our Wives Under The Sea
von Julia Armfield
Named as book to look out for in 2022 by Guardian, i-D, Autostraddle, Bustle, Good Housekeeping, Stylistand DAZED.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.
Aktuelle Rezensionen(20)
Rezension von FreiaAs if „I who’ve never known men” and “Chlorine” had a child. I didn’t mind the slow pace, it only made the heartbreak more heartbreakier. But seriously… she couldn’t have called a doctor?
Rezension von Nina PhillipsI think I went into this expecting something different than it was. It started slow, but about halfway through, it started to pick up and tie everything together. I was beginninf to enjoy it and waiting for some answers. But I was left with too many questions at the end. I like open endings, but pretty much nothing was answered the entire mystery and problems abandoned to focus as the grief.
Rezension von 2,5/5 idk iwie konnte ich nicht so viel mit der geschichte anfangen :/
Rezension von Oliver GehrmannIch weiß nicht, ob es an dem relativ langsamen Einstieg lag oder daran, dass ich die erste Hälfte des Buches immer nur in Mini Sprints von 2-3 Seiten lesen konnte, doch es hat eine Weile gedauert, bis ich wirklich drin war und mit den beiden Protagonistinnen warm wurde, doch irgendwann ist ein Schalter umgesprungen und es hat mich gepackt. Es wird zwar als Horror-Roman angepriesen, geht aber viel tiefer als das. Der Horror wabert eher so unterschwellig vor sich hin, bis er gegen Ende etwas mehr an die Oberfläche kommt (was ich extrem gelungen finde). Stattdessen steht die Geschichte des Kennen- und Liebenlernens im Fokus, das Entfremden und unweigerliche Abschiednehmen und Trauern, das neben der Miri-Leah Beziehung noch geschickt die Beziehung zwischen Miri und ihrer Mutter mit in die Geschichte webt. Das ist alles sehr poetisch und mit viel Liebe zum Detail geschrieben, die kleinen fast alltäglichen Details, die die Beziehung zwischen Leah und Miri ausmachen, die Beobachtungen, Beschreibungen von Gestik und Mimik und dem sanften Umgang miteinander. Und dann die Entfremdung und der Umgang damit. Nur die Wasser- und Meeresmetaphorik ufert mir hin und wieder etwas aus, aber im Ganzen ist das wirklich gelungen. Für mich ein Roman, der eher in der Weird Fiction Tradition steht, als der klassischen Horrors. Allein in der Tiefsee-Thematik schwingt natürlich unweigerlich Lovecraft mit, bietet dem Ganzen aber eine absolut runde und gelungene queere, moderne Gegenerzählung. Nach dem etwas langsamen Start hatte das für mich die perfekte Balance zwischen Tiefe, Verunsicherung, Weirdness, unterschwelligem Horror und der poetischen Analyse zwischenmenschlicher Beziehungen.
Rezension von CarolinThis is one of the most moving books I have ever read. It is outstanding in its ideas, characters, atmosphere, story, writing style and depth. It is so sad, but also so beautiful. I loved it so much.