{"product_id":"ring-of-salt-a-memoir-of-finding-home-and-hope-on-the-wild-coast-of-ireland-9781668045305","title":"Ring of Salt: A Memoir of Finding Home and Hope on the Wild Coast of Ireland","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Extraordinarily moving, exquisitely written, and socially revolutionary.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Irish Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eRing of Salt\u003c\/i\u003e is so vast and tender and urgent, it's almost like reading a novel. I couldn't put it down. I haven't cheered for a heroine like Betsy in ages.\" --Jen Hatmaker, author of \u003ci\u003eAwake\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For readers of Maggie Smith and Stephanie Land, an inspiring and lyrical memoir about a writer and mother who flees an abusive marriage and must learn to reclaim the story of her life through a search for home on Ireland's wild, western coast. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt twenty-four, Betsy Cornwell flees a painful past in the US to chase a fresh start in Ireland. Landing on the misty shores of the Aran Islands, she can't believe her luck when a whirlwind romance with a charming horse trainer leads to an elopement. But five years later, her happy ending has twisted beyond recognition: Trapped in an abusive marriage with a one-year-old baby, Betsy makes a desperate escape with her son, checking into a hotel under a false name so her husband can't track them down. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOver the difficult years that follow, Betsy struggles to scrape together enough money for rent, often having to rely on the unexpected generosity of networks of women--friends, fellow survivors, and even an online alumnae group--to stay afloat. So when she discovers a long-abandoned knitting factory nestled by a quiet lake along the Connemara coast, she pieces together a seemingly impossible dream: She will restore the forgotten building into the safe, stable home for her son that she never had--and eventually, into a sanctuary for other single parents and their children, too. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBuoyed by her new community through a terrifying battle over the custody of her son, Betsy holds fast to her vision. As she lovingly (and sometimes disastrously) repairs the crumbling house, she must confront the remains of the broken fairy tales she was raised on, the ones that every woman knows by heart--about what love and family and monsters are supposed to look like--and rebuild herself and her future, brick by brick.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Betsy Cornwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Avid Reader Press \/ Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/06\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.40w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781668045305\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBetsy Cornwell is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of numerous young adult fantasy and historical novels--including \u003ci\u003eTides\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMechanica\u003c\/i\u003e--as well as her memoir \u003ci\u003eRing of Salt\u003c\/i\u003e. Her writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e's Modern Love, \u003ci\u003eFairy Tale Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eParabola \u003c\/i\u003emagazine, and elsewhere. She received the Irish Writers Centre's first Blue Mountains (Australia) residency and a Markievicz Award for her work on \u003ci\u003eRing of Salt\u003c\/i\u003e. She holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of Notre Dame and a BA from Smith College, and teaches at the University of Galway and Atlantic Technical University Sligo. She is the founder of the arts retreat space the Old Knitting Factory.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Betsy Cornwell \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":49001615786141,"sku":"9781668045305","price":23.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_24697cc9-c90b-4650-baca-8c28eb10e91f.jpg?v=1791982206","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/ring-of-salt-a-memoir-of-finding-home-and-hope-on-the-wild-coast-of-ireland-9781668045305","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}