<p><b>''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''</b> Freya Marske, author of <i>A Marvellous Light</i><br><br><b>A charming fantasy set in an underwater world with magical academia and a heartwarming pen pal romance, perfect for fans of <i>A Marvellous Light </i>and <i>Emily Wilde''s Encyclopaedia of Faeries.</i></b><br><br>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.<br><br>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