Salt on my Skin

US: World Editions, 2019. Paperback. Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. "A leading French feminist and writer, Groult drew wide attention with this sexually daring novel"-The NY Times Salt on my Skin is widely regarded as Benoîte Groult's most pioneering, bes t-loved book. This highly-charged novel follows the passionate relationship between misma tched lovers: a Parisian intellectual and a Breton fisherman, brought toget her by lust. Through love-letters and exotic encounters around the world, t heir life-long affair evolves-liberating them from the restrictions and dis appointments dealt by real life. Set 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.