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Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield

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It's moist month at The Hidden Bookcase (sorry). Our first read is Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield chosen by Morgan. Let's talk convincing characters, current horror trends, and crushing pressure.


Content warnings: Discussions of death, grief, loss of a parent, loss of a spouse, infanticide, drowning, murder, body horror, eye horror, health anxiety, claustrophobia, flaying, the pandemic (including lockdowns).


Transcripts available at planarprod.com/the-hidden-bookcase-transcripts



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Other media mentioned in this episode, in order referenced:

  • Dune by Frank Herbert [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
  • The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
  • Salt Slow by Julia Armfield [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
  • The Magnus Archives by Jonathan Sims [Website]
  • Letters of Note: Love by Shaun Usher [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
  • Wolf 359 by Gabriel Urbina, Sarah Shachat and Zach Valenti [Website]
  • Ducks Newburyport by Lucy Ellmann [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
  • Doctor Who (Series)
  • Deeplight by Frances Hardinge [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
  • The Lie Tree by Frances Hardinge [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
  • Cuckoo Song by Frances Hardinge [UK LINK]
  • The Lamplighters by Emma Stonex [UK LINK] / [US LINK]
  • Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir [UK LINK] / [US LINK]

    • Our next read:

    • Lakelore by Anna Marie Mc Lemore [US LINK]

      • Keep safe- please always check the content warnings of any media we mention if you need before diving in.


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