{"product_id":"9781593764906","title":"The Salt God's Daughter","description":"\u003cb\u003e“Beautifully evokes scenes of two girls adrift in the . . . bohemian beach culture . . . a breathtaking, fiercely feminine take on American magical realism.” —\u003ci\u003eInterview Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Set in Long Beach, California, beginning in the 1970s, \u003ci\u003eThe Salt God’s Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e follows Ruthie and her older sister Dolly as they struggle for survival in a place governed by an enchanted ocean and exotic folklore. Guided by a mother ruled by magical, elaborately-told stories of the full moons, which she draws from \u003ci\u003eThe Old Farmer’s Almanac\u003c\/i\u003e, the two girls are often homeless, often on their own, fiercely protective of each other, and unaware of how far they have drifted from traditional society as they carve a real life from their imagined stories.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Imbued with a traditional Scottish folktale and hints of Jewish mysticism, \u003ci\u003eThe Salt God’s Daughter \u003c\/i\u003eexamines the tremulous bonds between sisters and the enduring power of maternal love—a magical tale that presents three generations of extraordinary women who fight to transcend a world that is often hostile to those who are different.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Indeed, Ruby has written a complicated, multi-layered work that shifts shapes to bridge the relationship between tragedy and redemption.” —The Huffington Post\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Three generations of indelibly original women wrestle with the confines of their lives against a shimmering backdrop of magic, folklore, and deep-buried secrets . . . To say I loved this book is an understatement.” —Caroline Leavitt, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e–bestselling author\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “The selkie myth lies at the heart of Ruby’s second novel . . . This is a bewitching tale of lives entangled in lushly layered fables of the moon and sea.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Catapult","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47138235482352,"sku":"9781593764906","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781593764906_p0.jpg?v=1763811196","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781593764906","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}