Under Water by Menon, Tara
Under Water by Menon, Tara

Under Water

"In equal measure compelling and heart wrenching. " --Claire Messud "Overwhelming and exquisite-in a word, sublime." --Namwali...
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Author: Tara Menon
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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Under Water by Menon, Tara

Under Water

$95.99 $49.71
Under Water by Menon, Tara

Under Water

$95.99 $49.71
Author: Tara Menon
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description
"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.

Author: Tara Menon
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Published: 03/17/2026
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.68lbs
Size: 8.52h x 5.84w x 0.87d
ISBN: 9798217048311


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 01/12/2026
Kirkus Reviews 01/15/2026
Booklist 02/01/2026

About the Author
Tara Menon was born in India, grew up in Singapore, spent a decade in New York, and now lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts where she is an assistant professor of English at Harvard University. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times Book Review, the Nation and the Paris Review.
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