Description

Book Synopsis

A spellbinding book. Megha Majumdar

Akil Kumarasamy is a singular talent. Cathy Park Hong

In the near future, a young woman finds her mother's body starfished on the kitchen floor in Queens and sets out on a journey through language, archives, artificial intelligence, and TV for a way back into herself. She begins to translate an old manuscript about a group of female medical students beset by a drought and living at the edge of a war as they create a new way of existing to help the people around them. As she works on the translation, her life and the manuscript become entangled.

Later, the arrival of a childhood friend, a stranger, and an unusual AI project force her to question her own moral compass. How involved are we in the suffering of others? What does real compassion look like? How do you make a better world?

Written in vivid and pulsating prose that alternates between the young woman's life and passages of the translated manuscrip

Meet Us by the Roaring Sea

    Product form

    A Paperback / softback by Akil Kumarasamy

    £16.20

    Includes FREE delivery

    RRP £18.00 – you save £1.80 (10%)

    Order before 4pm tomorrow for delivery by Fri 6 Nov 2026.

    Out of stock

      Trusted by thousands of customers. See 2,385+ Customer Reviews

      View other formats and editions of Meet Us by the Roaring Sea by Akil Kumarasamy

      Book details

      Publisher Picador USA
      Published 22 August 2023
      ISBN-13 9781250872852
      978-1250872852
      ISBN-10 1250872855

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      A spellbinding book. Megha Majumdar

      Akil Kumarasamy is a singular talent. Cathy Park Hong

      In the near future, a young woman finds her mother's body starfished on the kitchen floor in Queens and sets out on a journey through language, archives, artificial intelligence, and TV for a way back into herself. She begins to translate an old manuscript about a group of female medical students beset by a drought and living at the edge of a war as they create a new way of existing to help the people around them. As she works on the translation, her life and the manuscript become entangled.

      Later, the arrival of a childhood friend, a stranger, and an unusual AI project force her to question her own moral compass. How involved are we in the suffering of others? What does real compassion look like? How do you make a better world?

      Written in vivid and pulsating prose that alternates between the young woman's life and passages of the translated manuscrip

      Recently viewed products

      © 2026 Book Curl

        • American Express
        • Apple Pay
        • Diners Club
        • Discover
        • Google Pay
        • Maestro
        • Mastercard
        • PayPal
        • Shop Pay
        • Union Pay
        • Visa

        Login

        Forgot your password?

        Don't have an account yet?
        Create account