Sea Wife

‘An immersive pleasure. Amity Gaige captivates us, tricks us and transports us‘ Amy Bloom When Michael informs his wife Juliet that he is leaving his job and buying a sailboat, she is taken aback. And when he proposes they and their two young children take a year-long voyage, she is deeply apprehensive. But Michael is persuasive, and eventually she agrees to his plan. Initially, the experience is transformative: their marriage is given a gust of energy, and each of them is affected by the beauty and wildness of the sea. But slowly, the voyage begins to unravel. Sea Wife is a gripping novel about marriage, family and love in a time of unprecedented turmoil. It is unforgettable in its power and astonishingly perceptive in its portrayal of optimism, disillusionment and survival. ‘Stunning . . . Gaige [tows] you to tragedy with the graceful crawl of a poet and the motorboat intensity of a suspense author‘ New York Times Book Review ‘A smart, pacy and affecting book‘ Daily Mail