I watched my mother struggle with relationships. And each woman chooses to see what they are being shown in ways that are both unique to them and built by their relationships to each other. As they (mothers and daughters) made choices and took actions in love, choosing to hold onto or, in dark and dangerous ways, get rid of husbands, they were teaching each other what love is, what we do and don't allow in our relationships, who we become in order to make it all work. Again, it is beautiful and human and real and raw.Īs the daughter of a strong woman myself, one who never built barricades but was perhaps unnecessarily open and honest in order not to do so, I felt my own connection to these women grow deep. Because their mothers are strong and unwilling to yield in areas they believe best for their daughters, they make strong barricades between them. The daughters in Of Women and Salt (of which some are also mothers) struggle to understand themselves and their pasts. It is beautiful and human and real and raw. These mothers find ways within the chaos to bring safety and stability to the lives of their daughters and, in so doing, build their own unstable stories and frameworks. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) rages around and inside them. Revolutions rage around and inside them, husbands rage around and inside them, and the threat of ICE (U.S. The mothers in Of Women and Salt are all living in places and times where building a foundation of stability is darn near impossible. I decided to write a separate review for Sexual Diversity because I want to highlight the theme of the book that struck me as most relevant for those of us creating romantic relationships while contending with the romantic relationships that came before us. I invite you to read my review of this book on Disabled-World. And all of these women are both extraordinary and ordinary like so many women we know. All of these women are connected either through family or happenstance, affecting each other's lives regardless of distance in time and place. Of Women and Salt is an expertly weaved tale starring five generations of Cuban women. Summary: A personal review of the debut novel by Gabriela Garcia. Published: 27th Mar 2021 - Updated: 6th Sep 2022Īdditional References: Literature Publications Book Review: Of Women and Salt by Gabriela Garcia

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