{"product_id":"the-salt-grows-heavy-by-cassandra-khaw","title":"The Salt Grows Heavy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Khaw’s poetic prose and stylish approach to gore make it a blood-soaked, unforgettable gem.” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e―\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom Cassandra Khaw,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eUSA Today\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ebestselling author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNothing But Blackened Teeth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, comes\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Salt Grows Heavy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, a razor-sharp and bewitching fairy tale of discovering the darkness in the world, and the darkness within oneself.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBest Horror Book of 2023\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e•\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eA Best Book of 2023\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(NPR) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e• A Bram Stoker and Shirley Jackson Award Finalist!\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e•\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAn Indie Next Pick\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou may think you know how the fairy tale 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe mermaid and her doctor must embrace the cruelest parts of their true nature if they hope to survive.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eIncludes the bonus short story, \"And In Our Daughters, We Find a Voice\", set in the same universe.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cassandra Khaw","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45074252857398,"sku":null,"price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0595\/9814\/3542\/files\/81mB967vhYL._SL1500.jpg?v=1774030719","url":"https:\/\/peabodybookemporium.com\/products\/the-salt-grows-heavy-by-cassandra-khaw","provider":"Peabody Book Emporium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}