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Thirst for Salt
Thirst for Salt | Madelaine Lucas
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A love affair so richly and attentively imagined it carries the grace and gravity of memory itself. Leslie Jamison Its hard to remember now that I was once that girl, lying in the sand in my red swimsuit and swimming late into the day. Sharkbait, he called me. Its in the water where she first sees him: a local man almost twenty years her senior. Adrift in the summer after finishing college, a young woman is on holiday with her mother in an isolated Australian coastal town. Finding herself pulled to Jude, the man in the water, she begins losing herself in the simple, seductive rhythms of his everyday life. As their relationship deepens, life at Sailors Beach offers her the stability she has been craving as the daughter of two driftersa loving but impulsive mother and an itinerant father. But when she witnesses something she doesnt fully understand, she finds herself questioning everythingabout Jude, about herself, about the life she has and the one she wants. A magnetic and unforgettable story of desire and its complexities, and a powerful reckoning with memory, loss and longing, Madelaine Lucass debut novel, Thirst for Salt, reveals with stunning, sensual immediacy the way the past can hold us in its thrall, shaping who we are and what we love.
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BarbaraBB
BarbaraBB
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“There is no end to grief, because there is no end to love.”

A quote so true. And a quote that really captures this book about a romance between a young woman and a man eighteen years her senior. It‘s a beautiful, tender and sad lovestory (no spoiler) set against the wild Australian coast. I really loved it: both lovers, the way they live their lives and how they tried to share it. A wonderful book.

MicheleinPhilly Ain‘t that the truth? 5mo
BarbaraBB @MicheleinPhilly I guess it resonates with you ❤️‍🩹 5mo
CarolynM I must get to this one soon. 5mo
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LeeRHarry I just picked this up yesterday! 😊 enjoying it so far. 5mo
Chelsea.Poole I really liked this one. Glad it worked for you too! 5mo
sarahbarnes Glad you loved this one, too. 🩵 5mo
BarbaraBB @LeeRHarry That‘s a coincidence! I hope you‘ll end up enjoying it as much as I did. 5mo
BarbaraBB @Chelsea.Poole @sarahbarnes I read your reviews on forehand and knew I‘d love it too! 5mo
BarbaraBB @CarolynM You should! I think you‘ll love it too. 5mo
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VRM1975
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Thirst for Salt | Madelaine Lucas
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Chelsea.Poole
Chelsea.Poole
Thirst for Salt | Madelaine Lucas
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I love when books stir up emotions (in this case, long-forgotten) in me! Lucas puts the reader in the shoes of our twenty-something MC who is visiting the coast with her mother, where she meets an older man, a local. The perspective of a young woman falling head over heels really brought out the feels. I caught myself reminiscing about becoming so attached to someone. A character-driven novel full of longing, love and loss. #blameitonlitsy

Cinfhen Great review! I loved this one! It definitely gave me #Feels 1y
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sarahbarnes
sarahbarnes
Thirst for Salt | Madelaine Lucas
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I really enjoyed this one. The writing is beautiful and the style fits perfectly to the story of remembering a past love affair. Melancholy and bittersweet. I think you may have put this one on my radar @squirrelbrain 💙💙

vivastory I hope you are well, Sarah! I picked up a book of J. Robert Lennon stories the other day. Thought you might be interested
[tagged book]Let Me Think: Stories
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sarahbarnes @vivastory I hope you are well, too! And thank you for putting this on my radar - I didn‘t know he had a new book out! 2y
squirrelbrain I did - I nominated it for #camplitsy23, but of course I haven‘t got round to reading it , or even buying it, myself yet! 🤦‍♀️ It sounds really good! 2y
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sarahbarnes @squirrelbrain I get it! I appreciate you nominating it and putting it on my list. I think you‘ll like it when you get to it! 1y
BarbaraBB Thanks @vivastory for that new Lennon! He‘s my favorite author at the moment and I didn‘t know about this collection! 1y
sarahbarnes @vivastory @BarbaraBB I‘m excited that this book is at my library and I‘ve already put a hold on it! 😃 1y
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Cinfhen
Cinfhen
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Gorgeous debut - the writing is lush and evocative. 💯 for you @BarbaraBB @KarenUK ❣️❣️❣️ A young woman looks back on a summer love affair with an older man. It‘s a slow burn, very much character driven but absolutely stunning and vivid. I owe a HUGE thanks to @squirrelbrain who put this book on my #ReadersRadar 💗

LeeRHarry Had this one on my radar, and on my library holds list - mainly because it‘s a debut by an Australian author but also because it sounds really good - so therefore glad that you enjoyed it 😊 2y
squirrelbrain Now I‘m DEFINITELY going to have to buy it, aren‘t I?! My #netgalley request hasn‘t come through yet. 😕 It did quite well on the #camplitsy voting, but not quite well enough. 2y
Cinfhen I‘m really happy to send you my copy @squirrelbrain xx I‘m pretty sure I have your address saved on file xxx 2y
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Cinfhen I loved the Australian setting @LeeRHarry I think you‘re gonna really like it 💘 2y
BarbaraBB Great! I have pre-ordered the paperback edition, can‘t wait! 💕 2y
Cinfhen It‘s SOOOO your type of book @BarbaraBB 2y
JamieArc I‘m really looking forward to reading this one this summer! 2y
Cinfhen I loved it @JamieArc but I can‘t really say why this book resonated so much🤷🏼‍♀️can‘t wait to hear your thoughts when u get around to reading it 2y
sarahbarnes I just picked this one up from the library! Glad to see you liked it! 2y
squirrelbrain That‘s so kind of you Cindy, ❤️but it‘s really not that expensive over here. Probably cheaper than the postage for you to send it to me. 😬 2y
Cinfhen Ok @squirrelbrain but if you change your mind lmk xx BTW - it‘s available on Scribd 2y
Cinfhen @sarahbarnes I‘ll be curious to hear your thoughts ♥️ 2y
squirrelbrain Ooh well-spotted Cindy; it wasn‘t on there last time I looked. It‘s in both formats too… I wonder which would be best? 2y
Cinfhen I have a feeling it would be great on audio too @squirrelbrain 2y
KarenUK Not heard of this one… thanks for sharing! Sounds great…💕 2y
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Cinfhen
Cinfhen
Thirst for Salt | Madelaine Lucas
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Two more books from my #BuyBuyBookDepository splurge! One was from the #CampLitsy23 longlist and the other was suggested to me by my mom 🥰 Nothing is better than books in your mailbox 😁📚 📚

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BarbaraBB Ooh thirst for salt! Exciting! 2y
Cinfhen I know @BarbaraBB !!! I‘m really looking forward 🤓 2y
squirrelbrain Ooh, Thirst for Salt is one of my nominations! I applied for it on #netgalley but haven‘t got it yet so I may just buy it…. 2y
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