{"product_id":"salt-upon-the-water","title":"Salt Upon the Water","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e1836. At the edge of empire, a woman arrives to claim her past. And her future. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClarissa FitzRoy, a spirited woman of mixed heritage, has crossed oceans to confront Colonel William Light, the Surveyor-General of South Australia. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBound by a shared history of dispossession by the British East India Company and haunted by secrets, Clarissa and Light must grapple with truths neither is prepared to face. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet against the stark beauty of the South Australian coast, \u003cem\u003eSalt Upon the Water \u003c\/em\u003eis a powerful story of love, identity, and resistance. As Clarissa seeks connection with her Asian family and Light is forced to confront his complicity in colonial violence, both are caught in a tide of prejudice, race, and power that will shape the course of their lives. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSweeping from the pleasure gardens of London to the canals of Venice, the streets of Calcutta to the island of Penang, Lyn Dickens' award-winning novel blends magical realism with historical depth, offering a luminous reimagining of Australia's past. A groundbreaking, poetic debut, this is a story of reckoning, resilience, and the courage to reclaim one's voice. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wakefield Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45786664960047,"sku":"9781923388208","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/2855\/6847\/files\/imageloader_8775398e-a357-4e1b-a31d-af877dd98904.jpg?v=1786143570","url":"https:\/\/tssbooks.com\/products\/salt-upon-the-water","provider":"tssbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}