Trilby, thank you so much for this beautiful review. Knowing that The Salt Between Us stole even a little piece of your heart means more to me than I can properly put into words. One of the things that mattered most to me while writing Maeve was showing that trauma doesn’t simply end when you leave the person or situation that caused it. It follows you in ways other people don’t always see, and healing can sometimes look like finding people who are willing to simply sit beside you while you figure out how to feel safe again. Your words about finding people who “sit in the silence with you” really got me, because that is so much of what I wanted Maeve’s found family to represent. Thank you for trusting this story with a piece of your own experience, and for giving Maeve, her slow burn, and her little found family a place in your heart. I’m incredibly grateful you chose to ARC read The Salt Between Us.
One of the things that mattered most to me while writing Maeve was showing that trauma doesn’t simply end when you leave the person or situation that caused it. It follows you in ways other people don’t always see, and healing can sometimes look like finding people who are willing to simply sit beside you while you figure out how to feel safe again.
Your words about finding people who “sit in the silence with you” really got me, because that is so much of what I wanted Maeve’s found family to represent.
Thank you for trusting this story with a piece of your own experience, and for giving Maeve, her slow burn, and her little found family a place in your heart. I’m incredibly grateful you chose to ARC read The Salt Between Us.