{"product_id":"salt-upon-the-water-lyn-dickens-9781923388208","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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lyn Dickens\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1923388207\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781923388208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wakefield Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/17\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 274\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.50w x 0.62d","brand":"Lyn Dickens","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48588452528383,"sku":"9781923388208","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/salt-upon-the-water-lyn-dickens-9781923388208","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}