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april book club: our wives under the sea by julia armfield

in honor of our “monstrous bloom” theme, we’re excited to announce our april book club selection: our wives under the sea by julia armfield! 🌊

a quietly devastating, uncanny novel, our wives under the sea follows miri and leah, a married couple forever altered after leah returns from a deep-sea submarine mission that went terribly, mysteriously wrong. as miri tries to reconnect with the woman she loves, it becomes clear that something has shifted—leah is changing, her body and mind pulled toward something vast, unknowable, and no longer entirely human. told in alternating voices, the novel drifts between domestic tenderness and oceanic horror, exploring grief, transformation, and the limits of love when the person you knew begins to become something else.

the novel has been widely praised for its unique blend of body horror and emotional intimacy, often compared to works of cosmic horror while remaining deeply grounded in queer love and loss—making it a perfect fit for our theme of metamorphosis that is as unsettling as it is beautiful.

can’t wait to dive into this eerie, tender, and unforgettable april read together.

want to participate in a leaves book club? email events@leavesbookstore.com.