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The sea, in fiction

Coastlines, crossings and tides — stories where the ocean is as much a character as anyone on the page.

Curated by Naila Karim· 5 books
  1. 01

    The Salt Archive

    Marguerite Vale

    4.8

    The sea as an unreliable map.

  2. 02

    The Tide Between Us

    Aoife Doyle

    4.7

    The tide keeps everything it takes.

  3. 03

    The Cartographer's Daughter

    Lena Rósa Björk

    4.6

    Water and absence, beautifully braided.

  4. 04

    Coastal Grammar

    Marguerite Vale

    4.6

    A dying coastal dialect, recorded.

  5. 05

    The Inheritance of Salt

    Aoife Doyle

    4.4

    A century of crossings.