The Salt House

By Lisa Duffy

Book Overview

In the tradition of Jodi Picoult and Lisa Genova, this gorgeously written, heartbreaking, yet hopeful debut set during a Maine summer traces the lives of a young family in the aftermath of tragedy.

In the coastal town of Alden, Maine, Hope and Jack Kelly have settled down to a life of wedded bliss. They have a beautiful family, a growing lobster business, and the Salt House--the dilapidated oceanfront cottage they're renovating into their dream home. But tragedy strikes when their young daughter doesn't wake up from her afternoon nap, taking her last breath without making a sound.

A year later, each member of the Kelly family navigates the world on their own private island of grief. Hope spends hours staring at her daughter's ashes, unable to let go. Jack works to the point of exhaustion in an attempt to avoid his crumbling marriage. Their daughters, Jess and Kat, struggle to come to terms with the loss of their younger sister while watching their parents fall apart.

When Jack's old rival, Ryland Finn, threatens his fishing territory, he ignites emotions that propel the Kelly family toward circumstances that will either tear them apart--or be the path to their family's future.

Told in alternating voices, The Salt House is a layered, emotional portrait of marriage, family, friendship, and the complex intersections of love, grief, and hope.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501156551
• ISBN13: 9781501156557
• Release Date: June 2017
• Publisher: Atria Books
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Easy to read, hard to put down.

I could relate someone in my life to each one of the characters in this book so it seemed so real... It also took place in New England where I'm from which together made this book a winner for me. I read it in less than two days and now I'm sad that it's over!