{"product_id":"the-salt-grows-heavy-9781250830913","title":"The Salt Grows Heavy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eUSA Today \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Cassandra Khaw comes \u003ci\u003eThe Salt Grows Heavy, \u003c\/i\u003e a razor-sharp and bewitching fairytale of discovering the darkness in the world, and the darkness within oneself.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This brilliant novella is not to be missed.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, STARRED review\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYou may think you know how the fairytale goes: a mermaid comes to shore and weds the prince. But what the fables forget is that mermaids have teeth. And now, her daughters have devoured the kingdom and burned it to ashes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn the run, the mermaid is joined by a mysterious plague doctor with a darkness of their own. Deep in the eerie, snow-crusted forest, the pair stumble upon a village of ageless children who thirst for blood, and the three \"saints\" who control them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe mermaid and her doctor must embrace the cruelest parts of their true nature if they hope to survive.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tor Nightfire\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/02\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250830913\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2022 pg. 14\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/13\/2023\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Cassandra Khaw","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42761762078901,"sku":"9781250830913","price":18.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_10fc8a87-5b48-4425-bf24-73e1f9fa8e9a.jpg?v=1678203129","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-salt-grows-heavy-9781250830913","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}