Of Women and Salt (Large Print / Library Binding)

Staff Reviews

A testament to the enduring bonds of struggle and love that tie us together beyond generations and borders. The work of a measured poet, as Garcia shows the power of form, language, and structure in creating enduring scenes and images that I will carry with me for a long time. As these characters face heart-first the most dire concerns of our time—misogyny, xenophobia, hegemony, addiction—what comes to light is the beauty of the moments they share when they think about birds with claws, the ocean air, and the joy of being told a good story. Simply lovely and, ultimately, fortifying.

Of Women and Salt traces five generations of American immigrants in a moving story of mothers and daughters, secrets and ommissions, heartache, and addiction. Gabriela Garcia's debut novel is beautiful.