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The Blue Salt Road Joanne Harris

The Blue Salt Road By Joanne Harris

The Blue Salt Road by Joanne Harris


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Summary

A perfect autumn and Christmas read, this combines the harshness of nature with the spookiness of a ghost story and the comfort of a great folk tale, in one beautifully told novella which is stunningly illustrated by Bonnie Hawkins.

The Blue Salt Road Summary

The Blue Salt Road: A modern fairytale novella from the Sunday Times top-ten bestselling author by Joanne Harris

An earthly nourris sits and sings
And aye she sings, Ba lilly wean,
Little ken I my bairn's father,
Far less the land that he staps in.
(Child Ballad, no. 113)

So begins a stunning tale of love, loss and revenge, against a powerful backdrop of adventure on the high seas, and drama on the land. The Blue Salt Road balances passion and loss, love and violence and draws on nature and folklore to weave a stunning modern mythology around a nameless, wild young man.

Passion drew him to a new world, and trickery has kept him there - without his memories, separated from his own people. But as he finds his way in this dangerous new way of life, so he learns that his notions of home, and your people, might not be as fixed as he believed.

Beautifully illustrated by Bonnie Helen Hawkins, this is a stunning and original modern fairytale.

The Blue Salt Road Reviews

This is a tale to read on a cold night, wrapped in a blanket * Fantasy Book Review *
Thought provoking and evocative * Tor.com *
A mythical masterpiece * Bookmarks and Stages *
Joanne M. Harris is one of the modern masters of fantasy writing . . . The Blue Salt Road is a journey you should take * Starburst *
A perfect read for a waterside afternoon . . . with her graceful language and magical phrasing, Harris conveys the enchantment of an old tale while imparting new lessons about change, betrayal, and forgiveness in this refreshing take on the age-old powers of attraction between the supernatural and the merely human * The Star *
The Blue Salt Road is an old-school folktale of magic, love and betrayal . . . [it] will stay with you after you have finished reading it * SFF World *
Joanne Harris really is the queen of beautiful, lyrical writing . . . With gorgeous artwork both inside and out, this really is a stunning book. The story is a beautifully woven tale of magic, adventure and love * The Bibliophile Chronicles *

About Joanne Harris

JOANNE HARRIS is an Anglo-French author, whose books include fourteen novels, two cookbooks and many short stories. Her work is extremely diverse, covering aspects of magic realism, suspense, historical fiction, mythology and fantasy. In 2000, her 1999 novel CHOCOLAT was adapted to the screen, starring Juliette Binoche and Johnny Depp. She is an honorary Fellow of St Catharine's College, Cambridge, and in 2013 was awarded an MBE by the Queen.

Additional information

GOR011004060
9781473222212
1473222214
The Blue Salt Road: A modern fairytale novella from the Sunday Times top-ten bestselling author by Joanne Harris
Used - Like New
Hardback
Orion Publishing Co
20181115
224
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
The book has been read, but looks new. The book cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket is included if applicable. No missing or damaged pages, no tears, possible very minimal creasing, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins

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