Ruby spins sweeping mythologies without straying far from the story of a young woman just trying to survive." Interview Magazine "The book beautifully evokes scenes of two girls adrift in the late 70s and early 80s bohemian beach culture.the result is a breathtaking, fiercely feminine take on American magical realism. Ruby’s writing is elegant and insightful.” Publishers Weekly "Ruby’s second novel (after The Language of Trees) imbues the complex relationships between mothers and daughters with legends and feminist mysticism. Quite the opposite: the myth sharpens the characters' humanity Ruby's novel comes as close as possible to achieving a deep understanding of the possibilities of being female.” Leora Tanebaum, The Huffington Post In the otherworldly universe Ruby creates, the existence of selkies do not detract from the authenticity of the characters. The Salt God's Daughter is astonishing and unusual because selkies-mythical shape-shifting creatures who are human beings on land and seals in the water-are part of the story. "A lyrical, luxuriantly mystical meditation on being female. This is a bewitching tale of lives entangled in lushly layered fables of the moon and sea.” - Kirkus Reviews “The selkie myth lies at the heart of Ruby’s second novel. To say I loved this book is an understatement.” –Caroline Leavitt, New York Times bestselling author “Three generations of indelibly original women wrestle with the confines of their lives against a shimmering backdrop of magic, folklore, and deep-buried secrets.
“Indeed, Ruby has written a complicated, multi-layered work that shifts shapes to bridge the relationship between tragedy and redemption.” - The Huffington Post
Imbued with a traditional Scottish folktale and hints of Jewish mysticism, The Salt God’s Daughter examines the tremulous bonds between sisters and the enduring power of maternal love-a magical tale that presents three generations of extraordinary women who fight to transcend a world that is often hostile to those who are different.
Guided by a mother ruled by magical, elaborately-told stories of the full moons, which she draws from The Old Farmer’s Almanac, the two girls are often homeless, often on their own, fiercely protective of each other, and unaware of how far they have drifted from traditional society as they carve a real life from their imagined stories. Set in Long Beach, California, beginning in the 1970s, The Salt God’s Daughter follows Ruthie and her older sister Dolly as they struggle for survival in a place governed by an enchanted ocean and exotic folklore. a breathtaking, fiercely feminine take on American magical realism.” - Interview Magazine “Beautifully evokes scenes of two girls adrift in the.
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