{"product_id":"salt-and-skin-paperback","title":"Salt and Skin - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEliza Henry-Jones\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\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\u003c\/p\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\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEliza Henry-Jones lives on a flower farm on Wurundjeri land\u003cbr\u003ein the Yarra Valley of Victoria, Australia. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eIn the\u003cbr\u003eQuiet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e(2015), \u003ci\u003eAche\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e(2017) and the young adult novels \u003ci\u003eP\u003cbr\u003eis for Pearl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e(2018) and \u003ci\u003eHow\u003cbr\u003eto Grow a Family Tree\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e(2020). Her\u003cbr\u003enovels have been listed for awards including the Readings Prize for New\u003cbr\u003eAustralian Fiction, QLD Literary Awards, NSW Premier's Literary Awards, Indie\u003cbr\u003eAwards, ABIA Awards and CBCA Awards. Eliza has received residencies at Varuna, \u003cbr\u003ethe National Writers' House (NSW) the Katharine Susannah Prichard Writers'\u003cbr\u003eCentre (WA), and the Tyrone Guthrie Centre at Annaghmakerrig in Ireland\u003cbr\u003e(courtesy of Varuna). Her short fiction, nonfiction and features have been\u003cbr\u003ewidely published across magazines, newspapers and journals. Eliza has\u003cbr\u003equalifications in psychology; alcohol and other drugs; and grief, loss and\u003cbr\u003etrauma counselling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 7.7 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 19, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42696865677375,"sku":"9781914613364","price":20.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/2d4d265e276dab72cb72238562504c1a.webp?v=1765007572","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/salt-and-skin-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}