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Capital ‘W’ writer

A memoir in search of juste
by
October 2025, no. 480

The Sea in the Metro by Jayne Tuttle

Hardie Grant Books, $34.99 pb, 288 pp

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Capital ‘W’ writer

A memoir in search of juste
by
October 2025, no. 480

Jayne Tuttle’s The Sea in the Metro is the third book in a trilogy of memoirs about living, working, and becoming a mother in Paris. Like Paris or Die (2019) and My Sweet Guillotine (2022), Tuttle’s latest book applies a sharp scalpel to her own psyche while playing with genre. She explores the brutal realities of giving birth and raising a toddler in a foreign city, the seemingly impossible task of balancing motherhood with paid work, the joys and hardships of striving to be a capital ‘W’ writer while copywriting for cash, and what family might look like in brittle, Parisian culture. Tuttle also examines the complex ramifications of a near-death experience and a hospital birthing trauma on her ongoing physical and mental health – and intimate relationships.

The Sea in the Metro

The Sea in the Metro

by Jayne Tuttle

Hardie Grant Books, $34.99 pb, 288 pp

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ABR receives a commission on items purchased through this link. All ABR reviews are fully independent.

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