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Title: Silver and Salt
Author: Elanor Dymott
Narrator: Helen Johns
Format: Unabridged
Length: 13 hrs and 1 min
Language: English
Release date: 04-06-17
Publisher: Audible Studios
Genres: Fiction, Contemporary
Publisher's Summary:
'There was a child in our courtyard. I saw a child there, standing by the fountain. She was there, then she was gone.'
On the death of her father, celebrated photographer Max Hollingbourne, Ruthie returns to his villa in remote, wild Greece. After 15 years in exile, she is welcomed by her older sister, Vinny. They build a fragile happiness in their haven above the sea, protecting one another from the dark secrets of their childhood. But the arrival of an English family at a neighbouring cottage, and one young girl in particular, triggers a chain of events that will plunge both women back into the past, with shocking and fatal consequences.
Devastating in its razor-sharp exploration of a tragic family legacy, Silver and Salt is the story of two sisters bound by their history and driven to repeat it.
Members Reviews:
The narrative slowly uncovers the tragedy of what should have been a golden family
While I love fantasy the most as a genre, I have a real strong affinity for all things family drama. Dark family secrets that tear families apart and leave either the reader or a new generation to uncover the twisted past that scarred every generation proceeding. Gothic Americana, a genre I truly hold dear to my heart, yet struggle to find good, recent representation from. Silver and Salt by Elanor Dymott, though not American, does succeed at capturing the very feeling I search for.
For those that arenât fans of a slow moving suspense, Silver and Salt might not be the story for you. This is a very gradual build, but in my opinion, so worth it. Itâs this creeping pace that builds the tension, keeping the reader wondering what that horrific end event is. Even after you learn what it is, youâre still vested in learning how. How it happened, even as you already know why.
This is definitely a character driven story. Everything revolves around the Hollingbourne family â the relationship between patriarch Max and wife Sophie, their relationship with daughters Vinny and Ruthie, and the relationship between the sisters themselves. Though the physical settings play a part, influencing and heightening the tension between the family, it seems almost inconsequential to the story because of how intricately detailed and well developed the characters. Max, charismatic photographer better suited for transient life than as a family man. Sophie, a starlet who abandoned everything to start a family that could never happen, Vinny, the elder daughter who just wants to get away to a normal life, and Ruthie, the younger daughter who is a combination of all of her parentsâ flaws.
Told through a series of cuts between time, the narrative slowly uncovers the tragedy of what should have been a golden family. Silver and Salt by Elanor Dymott is such a heartbreaking tale of love gone wrong, of love not being nearly enough. Definitely recommended for fans of dysfunctional family dramas and family secrets that end in tragedy.
// I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this title. //
Probably not the book you're looking for
Wading through Elanor Dyamott's Silver and Salt was slow-moving and not worth the hype. Starting this book, I knew there would be a secret that tore a family apart; there are several "secrets" but not one over-arching one that readers have a lot of emotion or opinions regarding.
