Sea Change - Gina Chung

Category: Adults, Contemporary, General Fiction
Language: English
Keywords: Adult Adult Fiction Animals Asian Literature Contemporary Fantasy Fiction Literary Fiction Science Fiction

Written by Gina Chung
Read by Jeena Yi
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged

2023 Long-listed for Center for Fiction First Novel Prize

A NEW YORK TIMES MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK • An enchanting novel about Ro, a woman tossed overboard by heartbreak and loss, who has to find her way back to stable shores with the help of a giant Pacific octopus at the mall aquarium where she works.

“Immersively beautiful…. A kaleidoscope of originality.” —Weike Wang, acclaimed author of Joan is Okay

Ro is stuck. She’s just entered her thirties, she’s estranged from her mother, and her boyfriend has just left her to join a mission to Mars.

Her days are spent dragging herself to her menial job at an aquarium, and her nights are spent drinking sharktinis (mountain dew and copious amounts of gin, plus a hint of jalapeno). With her best friend pulling away to focus on her upcoming wedding, Ro’s only companion is Dolores, a giant Pacific octopus who also happens to be Ro’s last remaining link to her father, a marine biologist who disappeared while on an expedition when Ro was a teenager.

When Dolores is sold to a wealthy investor intent on moving her to a private aquarium, Ro finds herself on the precipice of self-destruction. Wading through memories of her youth, Ro has one last chance to come to terms with her childhood trauma, recommit to those around her, and find her place in an ever-changing world.

©2023 Gina Chung (P)2023 Penguin Random House LLC

Length: 8 hrs and 14 mins
Release date: 08-10-23