The Salt Flats

<P><B>''A MAJOR TALENT'' KISRTIN INNES</B><br><br>Martha 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.<br><br>In 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.<br><br>United 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.<br><br>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?<br><br><B>PRAISE FOR <I>THE SALT FLATS</I>:</B><br><br><B>''Original and bold, this is an ambitious and hugely imaginative novel.'' </B>Lucie McKnight Hardy<br><B>''Gripping, compulsive and deeply deeply human.'' </B>Heather Parry<br><B>''A superb and spellbinding evocation of an otherworldly place, doused in a creeping sense of horror.'' </B>Carole Hailey<br><B>''Compulsive and compelling.'' </B>Cailean Steed</P>