{"product_id":"9781250905512","title":"The Salt Grows Heavy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Cassandra Khaw, \u003ci\u003eUSA Today \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eNothing But Blackened Teeth\u003c\/i\u003e, comes \u003ci\u003eThe Salt Grows Heavy\u003c\/i\u003e, a razor-sharp and bewitching fairy tale of discovering the darkness in the world, and the darkness within oneself.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This brilliant novella is not to be missed.”\u003cb\u003e —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, STARRED review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“With this brilliantly constructed tale...Khaw cements their status as a must-read author.” \u003cb\u003e—Library Journal, STARRED review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn Indie Next Pick!\u003c\/b\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\u003cu\u003eAlso by Cassandra Khaw\u003c\/u\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNothing But Blackened Teeth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Song for Quiet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHammers on Bone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cassandra Khaw","offers":[{"title":"Tor\/Forge |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2023-05-02","offer_id":44151391551743,"sku":"9781250905512","price":19.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/products\/BNCImageAPI_dde7fa6a-e087-4f81-acf5-45e1e3ee1574.jpg?v=1678497287","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781250905512","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}