Some days I am very raw, as though my outer layers have been peeled away, exposing the new parts of myself to the wind and the sea spray… I feel very sensitive to different consistencies of light. The speed of the wind. The pull of my clothes against my arms. Everything has a texture. I had stopped noticing it. I have a new pleasure in holding objects. A cold, round apple is solid in the palm of my hand. I stroke the smooth, hard squares of Scrabble letters. I run my fingers over the rough wooden surface of the table. I wonder if this is how my mother felt when we came here during those long, brooding summers.
~ Jessica Andrews, Saltwater: A Novel (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, January 14, 2020)
I loved it. Recommended for you? Hmmmm. Read a Kindle sample to get a taste.
Notes:
- The Guardian Book Review: A coming-of-age debut novel. A story told in fragments as working-class Lucy finds her way in the modern world
- NY Times Book Review by Penelope Green: “Growing Up in the Margins Without Being Marginalized“
- NY Times 10 New Books We Recommend this Week
Live & Learn 
Love this David.
Thxs for sharing.
Ju.
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Hey Julian. Me too! Thank you for dropping by.
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a lovely reawakening of the senses
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It is….
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Discovering (or rediscovering) the joy of simple sensory experiences can be profound. For me it’s often a matter of making time for such communion. Thanks for the gentle prod, pal….
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So well described Lori. Exactly what I felt.
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Not available in softcover!!!
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Old stale thinking.
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You, Mr., are cruising for a bruising, and at high speed!
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LAUGHING.
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2 men in their 60s telling me I’m old thinking, old fashioned, within minutes.
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Sad, like Trump, have your Facts way off (as to the 2 men in the 60’s). The rest is right.
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I’m not laughing.
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Sawsan, ‘old men in their 60s’ – I think you got DK well and good there…. who’s the other one? You DO have a cruel streak there, though, don’t you? 😉
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He’s asking for it. He’s on his knees begging.
Other one is Esam, my husband.
Cruel? I can be cruel!
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😉 thought so 🙂
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Kiki, he said I’m old and stale in my thinking!
Twice, yesterday, and today. How come you’re not defending me?
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Kiki has so much wisdom. She knows. She really knows.
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Please Kiki. No need to throw chestnuts to Sawsan to make her feel better.
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🙂
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Poor Sawsan. Has dialed up her Meds a few clicks too high.
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She’s so Cruel!
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Dave, you DID ask for it, in a way
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You are relentless DK
But I guess Sawsan got you back by saying you are already in your sixties 😉 Tee hee…
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🙂
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Dale. Please. You keep betting on the wrong horse.
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Reblogged this on It Is What It Is and commented:
Interesting … ‘ Jessica Andrews, Saltwater: A Novel (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, January 14, 2020) … ‘
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I love this, David. It’s how I have been feeling all morning…though not in a pleasant way
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Another great post
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Thank you Joanne.
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Owwwww, that was not the intention of this post.
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Nahhh.. don’t worry about it
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