{"product_id":"salt-and-skin-9781914613364","title":"Salt and Skin","description":"\u003cb\u003e'Brilliant. With such a good ending, it had me slapping\u003cbr\u003ethe back cover closed with utmost satisfaction and respect. Hard recommend.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHannah Kent, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBurial Rites \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDevotion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Until recently, there had been four of them. Unspeaking, \u003cbr\u003ethe three remaining Managans lugged their bags into Ewan's waiting car. Luda\u003cbr\u003eand her children were not staying in the ghost house on Seannay that first\u003cbr\u003enight. The window broken in the storm must first be fixed. Living on the islands\u003cbr\u003emeans being in constant conversation with the wind; negotiating where it will\u003cbr\u003eand will not go.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Managans do not know this yet. It is a lesson they\u003cbr\u003ewill begin to learn a week later, watching the cliff collapse into the sea.'\u003c\/i\u003eLuda, a\u003cbr\u003ephotographer, and her two teenagers arrive in the Scottish Northern Isles to\u003cbr\u003emake a new life. Everywhere the past shimmers to the surface; the shifting\u003cbr\u003elandscapes and wild weather dominates; the line between reality and the uncanny\u003cbr\u003eseems thin here. The teenagers forge connections, making friends of neighbours, \u003cbr\u003ediscovering both longing and dangerous\u003cbr\u003ecompulsions. But their mother - fallible, obsessive, distracted - comes up hard\u003cbr\u003eagainst suspicion. The persecution and violence that drove the island's\u003cbr\u003ehistoric witch trials still simmers today, in isolated homes and church\u003cbr\u003ebuildings, and where folklore and fact intertwine.A compelling and magically immersive novel about a family on\u003cbr\u003ethe edge and a community ensnared by history, that gathers to an unforgettable\u003cbr\u003eending.\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Henry-Jones blends past and present, reality and magic\u003cbr\u003einto a compelling story loud with warning voices for our time.' \u003ci\u003eSydney\u003cbr\u003eMorning Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-15960773\"\u003eEliza Henry-Jones\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e September Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/19\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 4.90w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781914613364\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1914613368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC061000\"\u003eMagical Realism\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC077000\"\u003eNature \u0026amp; the Environment\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC076000\"\u003eFeminist\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEliza Henry-Jones is a writer and academic based on a little flower farm in Victoria, Australia. Her previous novels have been listed for multiple literary awards including the ABIA, NSW Premier's Literary Awards and QLD Literary Awards. Her work has also been published widely, appearing in place such as the \u003cem\u003eGuardian\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCountry Style\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Big Issue\u003c\/em\u003e and;\u003cem\u003eThe Age\u003c\/em\u003e. Eliza has qualifications in psychology as well as grief, loss and trauma counselling.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"September Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44569226248429,"sku":"9781914613364","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_31751505-8e5b-4e5a-b6f0-e143bb370ecf.jpg?v=1701919505","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/salt-and-skin-9781914613364","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}