A New York Times Notable Book of the Year Brilliantly breathes life not only into the perils of
living at sea but also into the hidden dangers of domesticity parenthood and marriage. What
a smart swift and thrilling novel. Lauren Groff author of Florida Juliet is failing to
juggle motherhood and her stalled-out dissertation on confessional poetry when her husband
Michael informs her that he wants to leave his job and buy a sailboat. With their two kids
Sybil age seven and George age two Juliet and Michael set off for Panama where their
forty-four foot sailboat awaits them. The initial result is transformative the marriage is
given a gust of energy Juliet emerges from her depression and the children quickly embrace
the joys of being at sea. The vast horizons and isolated islands offer Juliet and Michael
reprieve until they are tested by the unforeseen. A transporting novel about marriage family
and love in a time of unprecedented turmoil Sea Wife is unforgettable in its power and
astonishingly perceptive in its portrayal of optimism disillusionment and survival.
