{"product_id":"the-salt-grows-heavy","title":"The Salt Grows Heavy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCassandra Khaw\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Khaw’s poetic prose and stylish approach to gore make it a blood-soaked, unforgettable gem.” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom Cassandra Khaw,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNothing But Blackened Teeth\u003c\/i\u003e, comes\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\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\u003cb\u003eA\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eBest Horror Book of 2023\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e•\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eA Best Book of 2023\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(NPR) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e• A Bram Stoker and Shirley Jackson Award Finalist!\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e•\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAn Indie Next Pick\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe mermaid and her doctor must embrace the cruelest parts of their true nature if they hope to survive.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIncludes the bonus short story, \"And In Our Daughters, We Find a Voice\", set in the same universe.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Raincoast","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50204658401566,"sku":"9781250417978","price":23.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0669\/3584\/9246\/files\/BNCImageAPI-2025-10-04T090746.837.jpg?v=1759583294","url":"https:\/\/www.cedarcanoebooks.com\/products\/the-salt-grows-heavy","provider":"Cedar Canoe Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}