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Somewhere Beneath Those Waves

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Sarah Monette
Sarah Monette

Sarah Monette is an American contemporary novelist known for her works in fantasy and science fiction. Her novels often explore themes of gender, identity, and power, and are highly appreciated by readers. more

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“Like travel, insomnia is an uprooting experience. You are torn out of sleep like a plant from its native soil, then shaken down so that any clinging vestige of slumber falls away, naked confusion exposed like nerve endings. Sleep, in its turn, is a matter of gravity. It pulls you down, beds you in the earth, burrows you in. In sleep you connect back to the bedrock that provides nourishment and restorative rest.”