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epistolary romance, reclusive scholar, mysterious disappearance, siblings teaming up, academic intrigue, found family, hidden secrets, personal growth, unlikely friendships, exploration of the unknown, intellectual partnership, love through letters, unraveling the past, interconnected destinies, journey of self-discovery
A Letter to the Luminous Deep
Sylvie Cathrall





4.0 Rating on GoodReads
Summary
A 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.
Together, 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.
A year later, E.'s sister Sophy, and Henerey's brother Vyerin, are left to solve the mystery, piecing together the letters, sketches and field notes left behind—and learn what their siblings’ disappearance might mean for life as they know it.
Inspired, immersive, and full of heart, this charming epistolary tale is an adventure into the depths of a magical sea and the limits of the imagination from a marvelous debut voice.
Content/Trigger Warnings
grief, loss of loved ones, anxiety, social anxiety, isolation, mental health struggles, familial tension, disappearance, natural disasters, emotional distress, perilous situations, existential themes, environmental collapse, societal upheaval, trauma
Content/Trigger Warnings
grief, loss of loved ones, anxiety, social anxiety, isolation, mental health struggles, familial tension, disappearance, natural disasters, emotional distress, perilous situations, existential themes, environmental collapse, societal upheaval, trauma
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A Letter to the Luminous Deep
Sylvie Cathrall





4.0 Rating on GoodReads
Fantasy
Dual Narration

Few ways to listen

Summary
A 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.
Together, 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.
A year later, E.'s sister Sophy, and Henerey's brother Vyerin, are left to solve the mystery, piecing together the letters, sketches and field notes left behind—and learn what their siblings’ disappearance might mean for life as they know it.
Inspired, immersive, and full of heart, this charming epistolary tale is an adventure into the depths of a magical sea and the limits of the imagination from a marvelous debut voice.
Tropes & Tags
epistolary romance, reclusive scholar, mysterious disappearance, siblings teaming up, academic intrigue, found family, hidden secrets, personal growth, unlikely friendships, exploration of the unknown, intellectual partnership, love through letters, unraveling the past, interconnected destinies, journey of self-discovery
Content/Trigger Warnings
grief, loss of loved ones, anxiety, social anxiety, isolation, mental health struggles, familial tension, disappearance, natural disasters, emotional distress, perilous situations, existential themes, environmental collapse, societal upheaval, trauma
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