{"product_id":"9781770863859","title":"Salt in the Wounds","description":"\u003cp\u003eSalt: We have shed blood for it. We have paid for it. In many ways it is priceless; in others, virtually worthless. Its presence can make or break a dinner, a culture, all life on Earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eSalt in the Wounds\u003c\/em\u003e, Mark Blagrave reminds us of the dynamic, elementary, and precipitous relationship that people share with this simple molecule, and with each other. In “Transit of Venus,” a couple resort to salt as an ancient, folk-medicine, fertility aid; in “Rupert and Sophia,” online-auction bidding rivals bond over their rare, shared admiration for the beauty of an ornate salt cellar; in “Ageusia,” a woman’s relationship with a chef dissolves over her sudden inability to taste salt; and in “Love You Like Salt,” old friends become more than just that as they trade folk-tales about salt’s role in love and life.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eParacelsus said, “The dose makes the poison,” and every word in Salt in the Wounds is a carefully measured curative agent; with each new page your blood will flow, your heart will beat, and your mind will delight in these short, sharp, brilliant gems.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mark Blagrave (CA)","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":43066804633667,"sku":"9781770863859","price":21.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0678\/3523\/2323\/files\/BNCImageAPI_c973f5ca-4f80-4ee7-8c5f-b1f2d64d8557.jpg?v=1774443546","url":"https:\/\/thebookshop613.ca\/products\/9781770863859","provider":"The Bookshop 613","version":"1.0","type":"link"}