{"product_id":"salt-on-my-skin-paperback-1","title":"Salt on My Skin - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBenoîte Groult\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMo Teitelbaum\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eFay Weldon\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A leading French feminist and writer, Groult drew wide attention with this sexually daring novel\"--\u003ci\u003eThe NY Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSalt on my Skin\u003c\/i\u003e is widely regarded as Benoîte Groult's most pioneering, best-loved book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis highly-charged novel follows the passionate relationship between mismatched lovers: a Parisian intellectual and a Breton fisherman, brought together by lust. Through love-letters and exotic encounters around the world, their life-long affair evolves--liberating them from the restrictions and disappointments dealt by real life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in France in the 1960s, it explores the touching dynamics of the couple's relationship, and whether their raw desire for each other can overcome the wide social divide that separates them. The narrative examines the difficulties of writing frankly about sex and explores the protagonist's conflict between fulfilling her intellectual and sexual needs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy her own account, \u003cb\u003eBenoîte Groult\u003c\/b\u003e was a late bloomer as an author and feminist. She was in her 40s when she first began writing and in her 50s when she embraced feminism. She immediately proved to be a prolific writer and an ardent activist. She wrote \u003ci\u003eSalt on my Skin\u003c\/i\u003e when she was 65. Married four times, she died in 2016 aged 96.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMo Teitelbaum\u003c\/b\u003e, based in London, studied at London University, before abandoning her doctorate to focus on translating, writing, and researching \"lost\" histories. As well as Salt on my Skin, Teitelbaum has translated work by Jean-Luc Godard and Jean Renoir, and written many articles about strong women--including Madame Binh and Simone de Beauvoir--for the Sunday Times. Her book \u003ci\u003eThe Stylemakers\u003c\/i\u003e is an in-depth study of the iconic French designer, Jean Michel Frank, and Eugenia Errazuriz, the Chilean woman who inspired him. She is currently working on the \"lost\" history of Tota, Countess Cuevas de Vera, an Argentine feminist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 05, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47459463266482,"sku":"9781642860092","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/1afad09d9c7b24c197664366cade131e.webp?v=1778902434","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/salt-on-my-skin-paperback-1","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}