{"product_id":"a-mouth-full-of-salt","title":"A Mouth Full of Salt","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"section\"\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e#1 Indie Besteller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Nile brought them life, but the Nile was not their friend.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA small farming village in North Sudan wakes up one morning to the news that a little boy has drowned. Soon after, the animals die of a mysterious illness and the date gardens catch fire and burn to the ground. The villagers whisper of a sorceress who dwells at the foot of the mountains. It is the dry season. The men have places to go, the women have work to do, the children play at the place where the river runs over its own banks. Sixteen-year-old Fatima yearns to leave the village for Khartoum.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Khartoum, a single mother makes her way in a world that wants to keep girls and women back. As civil war swells, the political intrudes into the personal and her position in the capital becomes untenable. She must return to the village.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Mouth Full of Salt\u003c\/em\u003e uncovers a country on the brink of seismic change as its women decide for themselves which traditions are fit for purpose – and which prophecies it’s time to rewrite.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"section\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReem Gaafar is a writer, physician and filmmaker. Her writing has appeared in \u003cem\u003eAfrican Arguments, African Feminism, Teakisi Magazine, Andariya \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e 500 Words Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, among others. Her short story ‘Light of the Desert’ was published in \u003cem\u003eI Know Two Sudans\u003c\/em\u003e (Gipping Press UK, 2014) where it was awarded an Honourable Mention. Her short story ‘Finding Descartes’ was published in \u003cem\u003eRelations: An Anthology of African and Diaspora Voices\u003c\/em\u003e (HarperVia, 2023). \u003cem\u003eA Mouth Full of Salt\u003c\/em\u003e is her debut novel and Winner of the Island Prize 2023. Gaafar lives in Canada with her husband and three sons.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peace and Release HK Bookstore 中東伊斯蘭文化雜貨店","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43035531247718,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/6125\/4246\/files\/IMG_3014.heic?v=1755794964","url":"https:\/\/peaceandreleasehkbookstore.myshopify.com\/products\/a-mouth-full-of-salt","provider":"Peace and Release HK Bookstore 中東伊斯蘭文化雜貨店","version":"1.0","type":"link"}