Release date - 30th January 2018
Book length - 300 pages Publisher - Orenda Books Book Depository - www.bookdepository.com Amazon UK - www.amazon.co.uk Amazon US - www.amazon.com I want to thank Anne from randomthingsthroughmyletterbox.blogspot.ie for the opportunity to take part in this blog tour and for providing me with a copy of this book for review. ABOUT THE BOOK As Montrealer Catherine Day sets foot in a remote fishing village and starts asking around about her birth mother, the body of a woman dredges up in a fisherman’s nets. Not just any woman, though: Marie Garant, an elusive, nomadic sailor and unbridled beauty who once tied many a man’s heart in knots. Detective Sergeant Joaquin Morales, newly drafted to the area from the suburbs of Montreal, barely has time to unpack his suitcase before he’s thrown into the deep end of the investigation. On Quebec’s outlying Gaspé Peninsula, the truth can be slippery, especially down on the fishermen’s wharves. Interviews drift into idle chit-chat, evidence floats off with the tide and the truth lingers in murky waters. It’s enough to make DS Morales reach straight for a large whisky. MY REVIEW WE WERE THE SALT OF THE SEA by Roxanne Bouchard is unlike any other crime fiction novel that I have ever read before. Like the sound of the sea lapping onto the shore, the beautiful narrative of this story while often harsh and raw, lulled me into this complicated story of identity and destiny. Catherine Day has no purpose in her life anymore so she decides to travel to the Gaspé Peninsula to meet the woman who gave birth to her all those years ago. Searching for something, Catherine tries to get the lay of the land or the sea in this case, and soon finds the gentle rhythm of this fishing community soothing in its own strange way. But when a body is found tangled up in the nets, it will force Catherine to take charge of her life, as the body is that of her mother, Marie Garant. As Catherine begins to piece together a picture of her mother, will it help her to figure out her own identity? And if her mother was such an expert sailor as proclaimed by those who knew her, how did she end up dead? When a newcomer, DS Joaquin Morales, finds himself in charge of this investigation, it appears to be a simple accidental drowning to him, and with his own marriage falling to pieces, the last thing he needs is a complicated murder case. But as the magic of the sea and the legendary Garant charm weave a spell around him, Morales will find himself eager to do whatever it takes to uncover the truth, and possibly keep Catherine in Gaspé for as long as possible ... Beautifully lyrical, I had never really understood the concept of literary crime fiction until I read WE WERE THE SALT OF THE SEA by Roxanne Bouchard. If you want a gritty, action-packed crime novel then this is probably not for you. This novel is harsh, raw, exposed, melodious, and almost poetic in its heartbreak and it captivated me from beginning to end. WE WERE THE SALT OF THE SEA by Roxanne Bouchard is a superb novel that will take your breath away as it is both simple and complex at the same time - a wonderful novel. AUTHOR BIO Ten years or so ago, Roxanne Bouchard decided it was time she found her sea legs. So she learned to sail, first on the St Lawrence River, before taking to the open waters off the Gaspe Peninsula. The local fishermen soon invited her aboard to reel in their lobster nets, and Roxanne saw for herself that the sunrise over Bonaventure never lies. We Were the Salt of the Sea is her fifth novel, and her first to be translated into English. She lives in Quebec. For more information: Website - roxannebouchard.com Twitter - twitter.com/RBouchard72 DON'T FORGET TO CHECK OUT ALL OF THE OTHER STOPS ALONG THE WAY!!!
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