{"product_id":"under-water-9798217048311","title":"Under Water","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"In equal measure compelling and heart wrenching. \" --Claire Messud \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Overwhelming and exquisite-in a word, sublime.\" --Namwali Serpell \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A novel of remarkable delicacy and power.\"--Katie Kitamura \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn intense, atmospheric novel about the devastating power of friendship, set against the backdrop of two cataclysmic events \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYears 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tara Menon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Riverhead Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/17\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.52h x 5.84w x 0.87d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798217048311\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/12\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTara Menon \u003c\/b\u003ewas 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 \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNation\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eParis Review\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Tara Menon \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47754058432669,"sku":"9798217048311","price":49.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_440d17e2-383b-4d14-bde8-0fb2f5da7b6d.jpg?v=1774332292","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/under-water-9798217048311","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}