THE DROWNED PLACES by Damian Le Bas

Out 17th April 2025 in Chatto & Windus hardback and Penguin audiobook and eBook

“Loss, risk, adventure - Le Bas has written the most compelling and evocative of underwater odysseys” KATE HUMBLE

“Breathtakingly good” TRISTAN GOOLEY

“The book about diving I couldn’t find a few years ago, giving both the technicalities and the wonder” AMY LIPTROT

“Endlessly fascinating” DAVID GIBBINS

“The most captivating book on diving that I have ever read” MENSUN BOUND

“Brings the ancient myths and stark realities of the ocean vividly to life” SOPHIE ELMHIRST

“Powerful and superbly profound … Le Bas is a fantastic writer” ROB COWEN