A haunting, lyrical debut novel that blends gothic horror with queer romance and deep-sea mystery. When marine biologist Leah returns from a disastrous deep-sea mission, her wife Miri quickly realizes something is deeply wrong. Leah has changedphysically, emotionally, and spirituallyand Miri is left to confront the grief of losing someone who is still, technically, there.

Told through alternating perspectivesMiri’s in the present and Leahs journal from the ocean depthsthe novel slowly unravels the terrifying events of the mission and the profound transformation Leah underwent. At its heart, this is a story about love, loss, and the unknowable forces that lie both beneath the sea and within ourselves.

One of the Best Books of the Year by NPR and The Washington Post.