{"product_id":"9780356521107","title":"A Letter to the Luminous Deep","description":"Author: Sylvie Cathrall\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780356521107\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Little Brown\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 10 Jun 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 384 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An underwater treasure-chest to be slowly unpacked, full of things I adore: nosy and loving families, epistolary romance, gorgeous worldbuilding, and anxious scholars doing their best to meet the world with kindness and curiosity'\u003c\/b\u003e Freya Marske, author of \u003ci\u003eA Marvellous Light\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA charming fantasy set in an underwater world with magical academia and a heartwarming penpal romance, perfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eA Marvellous Light \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eEmily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA beautiful discovery outside the window of her underwater home prompts the reclusive E. to begin a correspondence with renowned scholar Henerey Clel. The letters they share are filled with passion, at first for their mutual interests, and then, inevitably, for each other.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTogether, they uncover a mystery from the unknown depths, destined to transform the underwater world they both equally fear and love. But by no mere coincidence, a seaquake destroys E.'s home, and she and Henerey vanish.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA year later, E.'s sister Sophy, and Henerey's brother Vyerin, are left to solve the mystery of their siblings' disappearances  with the letters, sketches and field notes left behind. As they uncover the wondrous love their siblings shared, Sophy and Vyerin learn the key to their disappearance - and what it could mean for life as they know it.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePraise for Sylvie Cathrall:\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'With its gorgeous underwater setting and whimsical academic sensibility, \u003ci\u003eA L\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eetter to the Luminous Deep\u003c\/i\u003e is a strange, epistolary wonder.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e' \u003c\/b\u003eMary McMyne, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Gothel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A shimmering, delicately crafted delight. . . Readers looking for heart warming romance and scholarly mystery against the backdrop of a wildly imaginative world will be charmed' \u003c\/b\u003eH.G. Parry, author of\u003ci\u003e The Magician's Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Cathrall's debut caught me up on a wave of whimsy and swept me away with its charm. A story to be cherished' \u003c\/b\u003eLyra Selene, author of \u003ci\u003eA Feather So Black\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003ci\u003eA Letter to the Luminous Deep\u003c\/i\u003e is a fascinating and charming story told in a uniquely elegant voice. A watery wonder of a novel! I loved it.'\u003c\/b\u003e Louisa Morgan, author of \u003ci\u003eA Secret History of Witches \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003ci\u003eA Letter to the Luminous Deep\u003c\/i\u003e is like nothing I've read before. The heartfelt intimacy of the epistolary narrative, juxtaposed with the magnificent oceanic world-building, results in a novel that is at once deeply human and mind-bogglingly imaginative. Both the setting and the story are exquisite, but it was the lovingly crafted voices of the characters that kept me hooked from beginning to end'\u003c\/b\u003e Megan Bannen, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Undertaking of Hart and Mercy \u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46469655658654,"sku":"ADS-9780356521107","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780356521107.jpg?v=1770099634","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780356521107","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}