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'An ode to the ocean, and the generations of women drawn to the waves or left waiting on the shore' Guardian

In Salt On Your Tongue, Charlotte Runcie explores what the sea means to us, and particularly what it has meant to women through the ages. In mesmerising prose, she…

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1 author picked Salt On Your Tongue as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I love the way this haunting memoir blends personal experience, literature, and folklore into an enchanting commentary on the relationship between women and the sea. I was swept away by the lyrical prose as Runcie ushered me through ocean landscapes and mythic stories. Beautifully written and researched, Salt on Your Tongue explores issues like pregnancy and motherhood as it introduces readers to artistic and scientific explorations of the sea. Its shape, which is divided into sections named after the stars in the Pleiades, ebbs and flows like the tides. I loved it!

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