Our Cut of Salt by Helm, Deena
Our Cut of Salt by Helm, Deena

Our Cut of Salt

In this lyrical debut, three generations of Palestinian women must put the haunting of their ancestral home...
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Author: Deena Helm
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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Our Cut of Salt by Helm, Deena

Our Cut of Salt

$33.58
Our Cut of Salt by Helm, Deena

Our Cut of Salt

$33.58
Author: Deena Helm
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description

In this lyrical debut, three generations of Palestinian women must put the haunting of their ancestral home to rest, before the secrets of the past drown them all. Our Cut of Salt is a powerful and intimate look at what it means to make a home, to lose it, and to return, only to find it irrevocably changed.

"A one-of-a-kind haunted house." --Paul Tremblay, New York Times bestselling author

There is something haunting Nuhad's childhood home in Haifa. Cats avoid its perimeter, strange noises come from within, and residents have mysteriously vanished without a trace. Although Nuhad has not returned to her home since the Nakba in 1948, she always held a place for the house in her heart.

And, in return, the house did the same for her.

After Nuhad passes away, her granddaughter, Marina, is determined to visit her grandmother's home after a lifetime of being kept in the dark about her culture and family history. Marina's mother, Haifa - named for the city that was lost to their family - reluctantly agrees to her trip, though she knows firsthand that some secrets are better left buried.

But the house is no longer a home. It is a painful, festering wound that infects everything it touches. The more Marina digs into her family's past, the sicker she becomes. Despite Nuhad's ghostly warnings, Haifa rushes to help her daughter.

As the three women converge in their ancestral home, they must put the haunting to rest before the secrets of the past drown them all.

Author: Deena Helm
Publisher: Tor Nightfire
Published: 09/22/2026
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.30w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9781250434661


Review Citation(s):
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Publishers Weekly 08/10/2026

About the Author
DEENA HELM is a mixed Palestinian-American author, and Our Cut of Salt is her debut novel. Her other works can be found in Fikra Magazine and So To Speak. She asks that you, the reader, do everything in your power to resist genocide and deepen your commitment to liberation for all.
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