Salt by Jeremy Page

Salt by Jeremy Page

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A man is found buried up to his neck in the thick mud of the Norfolk saltmarshes, by a woman gathering samphire. Nine months later, as the bells ring out the end of the Second World War, he vanishes in a makeshift boat, leaving a newborn daughter, Lil, in his wake. This novel is about madness, landscape and family myth.

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Salt by Jeremy Page

A man is found buried up to his neck in the thick mud of the Norfolk saltmarshes, by a woman gathering samphire. Nine months later, as the bells ring out the end of the Second World War, he vanishes in a makeshift boat, leaving a newborn daughter, Lil, in his wake. This novel is about madness, landscape and family myth.
'Striking, funny, terrifying.. I admired and loved it' Margaret Forster
Jeremy Page is a script editor for FilmFour and a scriptwriter. He lives in London. This is his first novel.
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ISBN 13 9780670916580
ISBN 10 0670916587
Title Salt
Author Jeremy Page
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Year published 2007-04-05
Number of pages 336
Prizes Short-listed for Commonwealth Writers' Prize Best First Book - Eurasia 2008
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.