Our Wives Under the Sea

Julia Armfield

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

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Both Miri and Leah are addressing their narratives to an audience. Who is that imagined audience? Why is Miri concerned about representing Leah accurately? Why is Leah recording her experiences on the submarine? How does this imagined audience shape the narrative they tell?

How are Miri and Leah similar? How are they different? How would each of them characterize their marriage? Are their points of view always reliable?

How does transformation function in the book? Consider transformation both internally and externally. Does Miri transform over the course of the novel in ways that are as dramatic as Leah’s physical transformation?