{"product_id":"our-cut-of-salt","title":"Our Cut of Salt","description":"\u003cp\u003eby Deena Helm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTor Nightfire\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e9\/22\/2026, hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSKU: 9781250434661\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\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. \u003ci\u003eOur Cut of Salt \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\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd, in return, the house did the same for her.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReviews:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A haunting story of loss, displacement, and the strength of perseverance across generations. Helm has written a powerful tale of past wrongs, unanswered injustice, and the ghosts of vengeance and healing they might unleash.\" -- P. Djèlí Clark, author of \u003ca href=\"Ring%20Shout\" title=\"https:\/\/burningbooks.com\/products\/ring-shout-1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eRing Shout\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Devastating.... \u003ci\u003eOur Cut of Salt \u003c\/i\u003erages and aches and demands your complete attention, recontextualizing the very notion of what a haunted house is, positioning itself alongside such modern marvels of horror as Alison Rumfitt's \u003ci\u003eTell Me I'm Worthless \u003c\/i\u003eand Tananarive Due's \u003ci\u003eThe Good House\u003c\/i\u003e.\" -- Clay McLeod Chapman, author of \u003ci\u003eWake Up and Open Your Eyes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Gut-wrenching and beautiful....This story of Palestinian mothers and daughters resonates with profound loss and longing. \u003ci\u003eOur Cut of Salt \u003c\/i\u003eis a novel of severance and grief that speaks to our blood-darkened times.\" -- Ausma Zehanat Khan, author of \u003ci\u003eBlood Betrayal \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Unquiet Dead\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDeena Helm \u003c\/strong\u003eis a mixed Palestinian-American author, and \u003ci\u003eOur Cut of Salt \u003c\/i\u003eis her debut novel. Her other works can be found in \u003ci\u003eFikra Magazine \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSo To Speak\u003c\/i\u003e. She asks that you, the reader, do everything in your power to resist genocide and deepen your commitment to liberation for all.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Burning Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53985597817115,"sku":"Our Cut of Salt","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0466\/5121\/files\/81RI311IQOL._SL1500.jpg?v=1789765966","url":"https:\/\/burningbooks.com\/products\/our-cut-of-salt","provider":"Burning Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}