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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Martha Southgate, author of The Taste of Salt

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With…
Martha Southgate, author of The Taste of Salt
(Algonquin Books)

Josie Henderson is a smart, passionate marine biologist who finds herself face-to-face with her family’s legacy of alcoholism. Not just a story of addiction, this is the story of a woman learning to heal herself – and realizing that you can’t run from what you fear forever.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write The Taste of Salt?

Martha Southgate: My inspiration to write the book came from two sources. First, my love of the water – I wanted to create someone who loves Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Martha Southgate, author of The Taste of Salt →