{"product_id":"bound-by-the-salt-john-togher-9798258295644","title":"Bound by the Salt: A Folk Horror Novella","description":"\u003cb\u003eBOUND BY THE SALT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Folk Horror Novella\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeorgette vanished without explanation. The only clue was an envelope postmarked from a remote coastal village he has never heard her mention: Cairnshore. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA place of shuttered windows, silent streets and a sea that moves without sound. Drawn by equal parts devotion and dread, he travels north to bring her home. But Cairnshore is a place that does not welcome strangers.\u003cp\u003ePart folk horror, part psychological descent, \u003ci\u003eBound by the Salt\u003c\/i\u003e is an unsettling meditation on love, memory, and the terrible weight of belonging. A story where devotion becomes compulsion, the coastline becomes a threshold, and some bonds run deeper than blood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause in Cairnshore, by salt, they are bound.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSnippets of Goodreads Reviews: \u003cb\u003e'The story is fast paced, engaging, and consistently interesting, making it difficult to put down.' \/ 'This novel was creepy and unsettling' \/ 'This book felt like poetry written in horror and pain.' \/ 'Fantastic gothic horror - full of suspense and dark intrigue.' \/ 'the book also delivers a brave plot twist that genuinely surprised me and made the story even more memorable' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ehttps: \/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/252068668-bound-by-the-salt?from_search=true\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for readers of: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSlow-burn folk horror\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoastal gothic and seaside horror fiction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReaders of Andrew Michael Hurley, HP Lovecraft and David Barnett\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOccult and cult horror novels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePsychological and cosmic horror\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAtmospheric British horror in the tradition of \u003ci\u003eThe Wicker Man\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Lighthouse\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBound by the Salt\u003c\/i\u003e is a haunting, literary horror novella about obsession, belonging, ancient ritual, and the pull of the sea, where love becomes compulsion and the tide carries more than water. The sea is patient. And it is calling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Togher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798258295644\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.24lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.28d","brand":"John Togher","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49084274082047,"sku":"9798258295644","price":10.81,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/bound-by-the-salt-john-togher-9798258295644","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}