{"product_id":"the-salt-flats-9781399727297","title":"The Salt Flats","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE PERFECT ESCAPE. THE PERFECT NIGHTMARE. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMartha and Finn's marriage is hanging by a thread. Martha, crippled by paralyzing climate anxiety, finds herself at odds with Finn, who steadfastly refuses to confront the demons of his past. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a desperate attempt to repair their relationship, they join a group of privileged tourists on a pilgrimage to The Salt Centre, a mysterious retreat nestled deep within the Bolivian salt flats. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnited by a shared quest for spiritual enlightenment, the group embark on a journey guided by an elusive shaman. As a series of salt ceremonies unfold, hallucinogenic episodes force each of them to confront their own versions of reality. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When the final ceremony descends into a nightmare, Martha and Finn are met with an ultimatum. Forced to grapple with the moral implications of their trip they must ask themselves: are some wounds too deep to heal? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR \u003ci\u003eTHE SALT FLATS\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Original and bold, this is an ambitious and hugely imaginative novel.' \u003c\/b\u003eLucie McKnight Hardy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Gripping, compulsive and deeply deeply human.' \u003c\/b\u003eHeather Parry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A superb and spellbinding evocation of an otherworldly place, doused in a creeping sense of horror.' \u003c\/b\u003eCarole Hailey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Compulsive and compelling.' \u003c\/b\u003eCailean Steed\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRachelle Atalla is a Scottish-Egyptian novelist, short story writer and screenwriter based in Glasgow. Her short stories have been published widely in literary anthologies and she is the recipient of a Scottish Book Trust New Writers Award. Her first short film screenplay \u003ci\u003eTrifle\u003c\/i\u003e was commissioned by the Scottish Film \u0026amp; Talent Network and she is developing her first feature length screenplay with BBC Film. \u003ci\u003eThe Pharmacist\u003c\/i\u003e was her first novel and shortlisted for the Scottish Fiction Book of the Year; \u003ci\u003eThirsty Animals\u003c\/i\u003e is her second.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50919479050514,"sku":"9781399727297","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d46fa0c3-5deb-41a5-b8e5-8f5811abd28c.jpg?v=1738895639","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-salt-flats-9781399727297","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}