Isabel Zuber
North Carolina Bookwatch

Salt
(Picador USA; 2002)
Set in rural North Carolina, Isabel Zuber's debut novel Salt traces the joys and the sorrows of a passionate but troubled marriage in Appalachia at the turn of the last century. In this episode, the Winston Salem poet shares how she seasoned her first novel with her own experiences, the atmosphere of her native region and her familiar lyrical prose to create this heartwarming account of one woman's inner awakening.

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