Under Water by Tara Menon

Under Water by Tara MenonA BBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB PICK BBC CULTURE BOOKS TO LOOK OUT FOR IN 2026A VOGUE BEST DEBUT 2026Compelling and heart wrenching, a remarkable debut Claire MessudA stunning and deeply moving literary debut of grief, loss and female friendship, set against the backdrop of two cataclysmic natural events. When six year old Marissa loses her mother, she is taken by her father to live on a small Thai island in the Andaman Sea. There, she forms a deep friendship

he discovers that his government’s most precious Cold War agent is in mortal danger and needs his help to survive

he discovers what some of the toughest events in sport demand - both physically and mentally

As the mystery deepens

Scyld Berry attended his first Test match in a professional capacity in June 1973

and it seems as if she finally has it

author of On This Day in History‘The world's best-loved bird from the world's best-known publisher – what's not to like

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along with the rest of their human cargo

As Khromeychuk tries to come to terms with losing her brother

and the clues are there for those daring enough to solve them

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tries to find his way to safety and make sense of what has happened to him since he lost consciousness