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Hardback. Condition: New. SHORTLISTED FOR THE WATERSTONES DEBUT FICTION PRIZE 2026A BBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB PICK A VOGUE BEST DEBUT 2026'Profoundly moving' Elif Shafak'Stunning' Sunday Times'A wonderfully heartfelt debut' Marie-Claire'Writing is pristine. Brava, Tara Menon, this is a beauty!' Elin Hilderbrand (on Instagram)A stunning and deeply moving novel of grief, loss and female friendship, set against the backdrop of two cataclysmic natural eventsWhen six-year-old Marissa loses her mother, she is taken by her father to live on a small Thai island in the Andaman Sea. There, she forms a deep friendship with Arielle and together they explore the fragile wonders of its forests, reefs, and beaches. Holding their breath for minutes at a time, they learn to dive into the deep, as effortlessly synchronized as the manta rays they come to know by name. Then, on Boxing Day 2004, when the Indian Ocean tsunami makes landfall, they are swept up by the first wave and separated.Eight years later, Marissa is living in New York. She spends her days wandering through the city and her nights seeking solace in the beds of strangers. As the city prepares for a devastating storm, Marissa reflects on her past and learns how to sustain herself in a precarious world.Under Water is a story about friendship and grief, but also ecological change and natural disasters. It is a meditation on loss, a tribute to our dying oceans and forests, and a love letter to the disappearing coral reefs.'The horrors of 2004 are told with verve in this debut about a woman haunted by survivor guilt . . . there are stunning descriptions of island wildlife . . . Tara Menon tells the story with confidence and style' Sunday Times____Readers love Under Water'A beautiful read. Haunting and visceral and profound, magical and tragic, but mostly very, very well written''I loved it''This is writing of the highest order and it will reward focussed reading. Definitely one of this year's best reads so far''Highly, highly recommended''Beautiful and devastating''I loved this, even though it made me cry!''The best books change my perception, bring something I thought I knew into a different light. This is one of those'.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. SHORTLISTED FOR THE WATERSTONES DEBUT FICTION PRIZE 2026A BBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB PICKA VOGUE BEST DEBUT 2026Profoundly movingElif ShafakStunning Sunday Times'A wonderfully heartfelt debut Marie-ClaireWriting is pristine. Brava, Tara Menon,this is a beauty! Elin Hilderbrand (on Instagram)A stunning and deeply moving novel of grief, loss and female friendship, set against the backdrop of two cataclysmicnaturaleventsWhen six-year-oldMarissa loses her mother,she is taken byher father to live on a small Thai island in the Andaman Sea. There,sheforms a deep friendship with Arielle andtogether they explore the fragile wonders of itsforests,reefs, and beaches. Holding their breath for minutes at a time, they learn to dive into the deep, as effortlessly synchronized as the manta rays they come to know by name.Then, on Boxing Day 2004, when the Indian Ocean tsunami makes landfall, they are swept up by the first wave and separated.Eight years later,Marissa is livingin New York. Shespends her days wandering through the city and her nights seeking solace in the beds of strangers. As the city prepares for a devastating storm, Marissa reflects on her past and learns how to sustain herself in a precarious world.Under Wateris a story about friendship and grief, but also ecological change and natural disasters. It is a meditation on loss, a tribute to our dying oceans and forests, and a love letter to the disappearing coral reefs.The horrors of 2004 are told with verve in this debut about a woman haunted by survivor guilt . . . there are stunning descriptions of island wildlife . . . Tara Menon tells the story with confidence and style Sunday Times____Readers love Under WaterA beautiful read. Haunting and visceral and profound, magical and tragic, but mostly very, very well writtenI loved itThis is writing of the highest order and it will reward focussed reading. Definitely one of this year's best reads so farHighly, highly recommendedBeautiful and devastatingI loved this, even though it made me cry!The best books change my perception, bring something I thought I knew into a different light. This is one of those. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

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Condition: New. pp. 272.

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Hardback. Condition: New. SHORTLISTED FOR THE WATERSTONES DEBUT FICTION PRIZE 2026A BBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB PICK A VOGUE BEST DEBUT 2026'Profoundly moving' Elif Shafak'Stunning' Sunday Times'A wonderfully heartfelt debut' Marie-Claire'Writing is pristine. Brava, Tara Menon, this is a beauty!' Elin Hilderbrand (on Instagram)A stunning and deeply moving novel of grief, loss and female friendship, set against the backdrop of two cataclysmic natural eventsWhen six-year-old Marissa loses her mother, she is taken by her father to live on a small Thai island in the Andaman Sea. There, she forms a deep friendship with Arielle and together they explore the fragile wonders of its forests, reefs, and beaches. Holding their breath for minutes at a time, they learn to dive into the deep, as effortlessly synchronized as the manta rays they come to know by name. Then, on Boxing Day 2004, when the Indian Ocean tsunami makes landfall, they are swept up by the first wave and separated.Eight years later, Marissa is living in New York. She spends her days wandering through the city and her nights seeking solace in the beds of strangers. As the city prepares for a devastating storm, Marissa reflects on her past and learns how to sustain herself in a precarious world.Under Water is a story about friendship and grief, but also ecological change and natural disasters. It is a meditation on loss, a tribute to our dying oceans and forests, and a love letter to the disappearing coral reefs.'The horrors of 2004 are told with verve in this debut about a woman haunted by survivor guilt . . . there are stunning descriptions of island wildlife . . . Tara Menon tells the story with confidence and style' Sunday Times____Readers love Under Water'A beautiful read. Haunting and visceral and profound, magical and tragic, but mostly very, very well written''I loved it''This is writing of the highest order and it will reward focussed reading. Definitely one of this year's best reads so far''Highly, highly recommended''Beautiful and devastating''I loved this, even though it made me cry!''The best books change my perception, bring something I thought I knew into a different light. This is one of those'.…

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Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. SHORTLISTED FOR THE WATERSTONES DEBUT FICTION PRIZE 2026A BBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB PICK A VOGUE BEST DEBUT 2026Stunning Sunday TimesProfoundly moving Elif Shafak (on Instagram)'A wonderfully heartfelt debut Marie-ClaireWriting is pristine. Brava, Tara Menon, this is a beauty! Elin Hilderbrand (on Instagram)A stunning and deeply moving novel of grief, loss and female friendship, set against the backdrop of two cataclysmic natural eventsWhen six-year-old Marissa loses her mother, she is taken by her father to live on a small Thai island in the Andaman Sea. There, she forms a deep friendship with Arielle and together they explore the fragile wonders of its forests, reefs, and beaches. Holding their breath for minutes at a time, they learn to dive into the deep, as effortlessly synchronized as the manta rays they come to know by name. Then, on Boxing Day 2004, when the Indian Ocean tsunami makes landfall, they are swept up by the first wave and separated.Eight years later, Marissa is living in New York. She spends her days wandering through the city and her nights seeking solace in the beds of strangers. As the city prepares for a devastating storm, Marissa reflects on her past and learns how to sustain herself in a precarious world.Under Water is a story about friendship and grief, but also ecological change and natural disasters. It is a meditation on loss, a tribute to our dying oceans and forests, and a love letter to the disappearing coral reefs.The horrors of 2004 are told with verve in this debut about a woman haunted by survivor guilt . . . there are stunning descriptions of island wildlife . . . Tara Menon tells the story with confidence and style Sunday Times____Readers love Under WaterA beautiful read. Haunting and visceral and profound, magical and tragic, but mostly very, very well writtenI loved itThis is writing of the highest order and it will reward focussed reading. Definitely one of this year's best reads so farHighly, highly recommendedBeautiful and devastatingI loved this, even though it made me cry!The best books change my perception, bring something I thought I knew into a different light. This is one of those A stunning and deeply moving literary debut of grief, loss and female friendship, set against the backdrop of two cataclysmic natural events. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A stunning and deeply moving literary debut of grief, loss and female friendship, set against the backdrop of two cataclysmic natural events.When six-year-old Marissa loses her mother, she is taken by her father to live on a small Thai island in the Andaman Sea. There, she forms a deep friendship with Arielle and together they explore the fragile wonders of its forests, reefs, and beaches. Holding their breath for minutes at a time, they learn to dive into the deep, as effortlessly synchronized as the manta rays they come to know by name. Then, on Boxing Day 2004, when the Indian Ocean tsunami makes landfall, they are swept up by the first wave and separated.Eight years later, Marissa is living in New York. She spends her days wandering through the city and her nights seeking solace in the beds of strangers. As the city prepares for a devastating storm, Marissa reflects on her past and learns how to sustain herself in a precarious world.Under Water is a story about friendship and grief, but also ecological change and natural disasters. It is a meditation on loss, a tribute to our dying oceans and forests, and a love letter to the disappearing coral reefs.A novel of remarkable delicacy and power, Under Water is about grief, friendship, home, and longing. Menon writes exquisite sentences, sensual and particular, each containing an entire world.Katie Kitamura, author of Audition and Intimacies"Tara Menon beautifully evokes the intensity of a young woman's lost friendship, and the extraordinary natural world - on land and in the ocean - in which that friendship was forged. Under Water, in equal measure compelling and heart wrenching, is a remarkable debut. " Claire Messud, author of This Strange Eventful History and The Emperors ChildrenReading Under Water is like being under water: immersive and stirring, pellucid and mysterious, shot through with light and with shades, overwhelming and exquisitein a word, sublime. Namwali Serpell, author of The Old Drift and The Furrows Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. …

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Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF THE YEAR BY TIME, NPR, OPRAH DAILY, KIRKUS REVIEWS, DEBUTIFUL AND MORE!In equal measure compelling and heart wrenching. Claire MessudOverwhelming and exquisitein a word, sublime. Namwali SerpellA novel of remarkable delicacy and power.Katie KitamuraAn intense, atmospheric novel about the devastating power of friendship, set against the backdrop of two cataclysmic eventsAfter Marissa loses her mother at six, the most intimate relationship of her life begins. Her marine biologist father, determined to channel his grief into completing his wifes research, whisks her across the globe to Thailand. There she meets Arielle, and a fairytale friendship takes hold. During the week, the girls live at the resort owned by Arielles parents; on the weekends they join the tight-knit community of researchers on a nearby island. Together the girls discover the fragile wonders of its reefs, forests, and beaches. Together they learn to dive into the deep, holding their breath for minutes at a time, as effortlessly synchronized as the manta rays they come to know by name. Together they learn to swim their way out of danger. But then comes a wave Arielle cant outpace, leaving Marissa gutted with loss. Years later, Marissa is back in New York, adrift and haunted by the memory of her friend. Over the course of two fateful days, as another cataclysm approaches the city and the past comes flooding back, she discovers how to sustain herself in a precarious world. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Hardback. Condition: Good. NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF THE YEAR BY TIME, NPR, OPRAH DAILY, KIRKUS REVIEWS, DEBUTIFUL AND MORE! "In equal measure compelling and heart wrenching. " --Claire Messud "Overwhelming and exquisite-in a word, sublime." --Namwali Serpell "A novel of remarkable delicacy and power."--Katie Kitamura An intense, atmospheric novel about the devastating power of friendship, set against the backdrop of two cataclysmic events After Marissa loses her mother at six, the most intimate relationship of her life begins. Her marine biologist father, determined to channel his grief into completing his wife's research, whisks her across the globe to Thailand. There she meets Arielle, and a fairytale friendship takes hold. During the week, the girls live at the resort owned by Arielle's parents; on the weekends they join the tight-knit community of researchers on a nearby island. Together the girls discover the fragile wonders of its reefs, forests, and beaches. Together they learn to dive into the deep, holding their breath for minutes at a time, as effortlessly synchronized as the manta rays they come to know by name. Together they learn to swim their way out of danger. But then comes a wave Arielle can't outpace, leaving Marissa gutted with loss. Years later, Marissa is back in New York, adrift and haunted by the memory of her friend. Over the course of two fateful days, as another cataclysm approaches the city and the past comes flooding back, she discovers how to sustain herself in a precarious world.…