It’shardtoremembernowthatIwasoncethatgirl,lyinginthesandinmyredswimsuitandswimminglateintotheday.Sharkbait,hecalledme.It’sinthewaterwhereshefirstseeshim:alocalmanalmosttwentyyearshersenior.Adriftinthesummerafterfinishingcollege,ayoungwomanisonholidaywithhermotherinanisolatedAustraliancoastaltown.FindingherselfpulledtoJude,themaninthewater,shebeginslosingherselfinthesimple,seductiverhythmsofhiseverydaylife.Astheirrelationshipdeepens,lifeatSailorsBeachoffersherthestabilityshehasbeencravingasthedaughteroftwodrifters--alovingbutimpulsivemotherandanitinerantfather.ButthearrivalofMaeve,afriendfromJude’spast,threatenstorocktheirfragile,newfoundintimacy.Andwhenshewitnessessomethingshedoesn’tfullyunderstand,shefindsherselfquestioningeverything--aboutJude,aboutherself,aboutthelifeshehasandtheoneshewants.Amagneticandunforgettablestoryofdesireanditscomplexities,andapowerfulreckoningwithmemory,loss,andlonging,MadelaineLucas’sdebutnovel,ThirstforSalt,revealswithstunning,sensualimmediacythewaythepastcanholdusinitsthrall,shapingwhoweareandwhatwelove.
