bA charming fantasy set in an underwater world with magical academia and a heartwarming penpal romance, perfect for fans of iA Marvellous Light, iiEmily Wilde's Encylopaedia of Faeries iand iThe House in the Cerulean Sea.ib pbAn 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 iA Marvellous Lighti p 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. p 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 vanis