{"product_id":"salt-on-your-tongue-by-charlotte-runcie-9781786891211","title":"Salt On Your Tongue","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'An ode to the ocean, and the generations of women drawn to the waves or left waiting on the shore' - \u003ci\u003eGuardian.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eSalt On Your Tongue\u003c\/i\u003e, Charlotte Runcie explores what the sea means to us, and particularly what it has meant to women through the ages. In mesmerising prose, she explores how the sea has inspired, fascinated, and terrified us, and how she herself fell in love with the deep blue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is a walk on the beach with Turner, with Shakespeare, with the Romantic Poets and shanty-singers. It's an ode to our oceans - to the sailors who brave their treacherous waters, to the women who lost their loved ones to the waves, to the creatures that dwell in their depths, to beach-combers, swimmers, seabirds, and mermaids.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNavigating through ancient Greek myths, poetry, shipwrecks, and Scottish folktales, \u003ci\u003eSalt On Your Tongue\u003c\/i\u003e is about how the wild untameable waves can help us understand what it means to be human.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47598108049644,"sku":"9781786891211","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781786891211-salt-on-your-tongue.jpg?v=1777961881","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/salt-on-your-tongue-by-charlotte-runcie-9781786891211","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}