{"product_id":"our-cut-of-salt-deena-helm-1","title":"Our Cut of Salt - Deena Helm","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReserve your copy now! Expected release is September 22, 2026. Will ship on or after September 22, 2026. Limited copies available.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this lyrical debut, three generations of Palestinian women must put the haunting of their ancestral home to rest, before the secrets of the past drown them all.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eOur Cut of Salt\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eis a powerful and intimate look at what it means to make a home, to lose it, and to return, only to find it irrevocably changed.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere is something haunting Nuhad’s childhood home in Haifa. Cats avoid its perimeter, strange noises come from within, and residents have mysteriously vanished without a trace. Although Nuhad has not returned to her home since the Nakba in 1948, she always held a place for the house in her heart.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd, in return, the house did the same for her.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter Nuhad passes away, her granddaughter, Marina, is determined to visit her grandmother’s home after a lifetime of being kept in the dark about her culture and family history. Marina's mother, Haifa - named for the city that was lost to their family - reluctantly agrees to her trip, though she knows firsthand that some secrets are better left buried.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut the house is no longer a home. It is a painful, festering wound that infects everything it touches. The more Marina digs into her family’s past, the sicker she becomes. Despite Nuhad’s ghostly warnings, Haifa rushes to help her daughter.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs the three women converge in their ancestral home, they must put the haunting to rest before the secrets of the past drown them all.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e--\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDeena Helm\u003c\/strong\u003e (she\/her) is a mixed Palestinian-American author, and OUR CUT OF SALT is her debut novel. Her other works can be found in Fikra Magazine and So To Speak.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Book Archive","offers":[{"title":"Expected Release - September 22\/26","offer_id":51356106260797,"sku":null,"price":38.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0709\/0831\/3917\/files\/91Mc0aECBcL._SL1500.jpg?v=1770311683","url":"https:\/\/thebookarchive.ca\/products\/our-cut-of-salt-deena-helm-1","provider":"The Book Archive","version":"1.0","type":"link"}