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Highlights
- An intense, atmospheric novel about the devastating power of friendship, set against the backdrop of two cataclysmic events.
- About the Author: Tara Menon was born in India, grew up in Singapore, spent a decade in New York, and now lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts where she is an assistant professor of English at Harvard University.
- 224 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Friendship
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Book Synopsis
An intense, atmospheric novel about the devastating power of friendship, set against the backdrop of two cataclysmic events. After Marissa loses her mother at five, the most intimate relationship of her life begins. Her marine biologist father, determined to channel his grief into completing his wife's research, whisks her across the globe to Thailand. There she meets Arielle, and a fairytale friendship takes hold. During the week, the girls live at the resort owned by Arielle's parents; on the weekends they join the tight-knit community of researchers on a nearby island. Together the girls discover the fragile wonders of its reefs, forests, and beaches. Together they learn to dive into the deep, holding their breath for minutes at a time, as effortlessly synchronized as the manta rays they come to know by name. Together they learn to swim their way out of danger. But then comes a wave Arielle can't outpace, leaving Marissa gutted with loss. Years later, Marissa is back in New York, adrift and haunted by the memory of her friend. Over the course of two fateful days, as another cataclysm approaches the city and the past comes flooding back, she discovers how to sustain herself in a precarious world.About the Author
Tara Menon was born in India, grew up in Singapore, spent a decade in New York, and now lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts where she is an assistant professor of English at Harvard University. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times Book Review, the Nation and the Paris Review.Dimensions (Overall): 8.25 Inches (H) x 5.5 Inches (W) x .56 Inches (D)
Weight: .74 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 224
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Friendship
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Format: Hardcover
Author: Tara Menon
Language: English
Street Date: March 17, 2026
TCIN: 1004523491
UPC: 9798217048311
Item Number (DPCI): 247-42-9233
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship weight: 0.74 pounds
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