Things seem to turn for the better until another accident happens. With all the changes in protocol happening, visitors are let into the estate when previously they were not allowed until 6 months after the funeral, and the mourning period gets completely ignored. The new stepmother distastefully announces that she is pregnant on the same day as the fourth daughter’s funeral. This all changes when their father takes a new bride who becomes pregnant just a month after their marriage. The main character, Annaleigh, has lived through the death of her mother, who died during childbirth, and the deaths of four of her older sisters, each death mysterious and strange.ĭuring this somber time, the whole family observes strict grieving protocol, only wear black gowns and are shut in the island estate. The novel opens with a somber scene of one of the daughters being laid to rest after a mysterious accident takes her life. In the Grimm’s fairy tale, “The Twelve Dancing Princesses,” a worried king sends the princes of his kingdom the challenge to solve the mystery of his 12 exhausted daughters – they sleep all day and every morning their shoes are found by their beds worn through. The best way to describe this story in a few words is a gothic version of the “Twelve Dancing Princesses” fairytale. “House of Salt and Sorrow” has sold over 100,000 copies since its release. She currently lives in Michigan with her husband and daughter. Craig graduated with her Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Michigan. “House of Salt and Sorrow” was written by Erin A.
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