Description
When a coastal city’s tides begin to behave like a living curse, a young woman drawn into the mystery must navigate a web of family secrets, forbidden bargains, and the slow, suffocating weight of what the sea demands. As she uncovers the truth behind the salt that “grows heavy,” she’s forced to confront the cost of survival—both physical and moral—while the people around her fracture under fear and devotion. Blending eerie atmosphere with sharp character work, this story explores themes of inheritance, agency, and the ways communities mythologize their own suffering. Cassandra Khaw’s distinctive, genre-bending style delivers a tense, lyrical descent into dread where every choice leaves a residue.
Available Editions
paperback
Doherty Associates, LLC, Tom
Published Jan 1, 2023
96 pages
ISBN: 9781250830920
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Phenomenal, amazing, everything i could have wanted
cannibalism as a metaphor for love, to be so devoted that you devour them whole, but seen from the eyes of the eaten. to be so desired you are torn apart piece by piece. to have nothing left as you are rended from bone and marrow into a porcelain doll, finally an empty husk that’s no longer the idol of your keeper’s eye. to be left in a world of cannibals, devourers, the eaters and eaten; and then against all odds to choose instead of destruction, that someone is worth cannibalizing yourself for; creation, sacrifice, love.
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First Published
2023
Language
eng
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