{"id":24,"date":"2026-10-16T13:37:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T13:37:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-novel\/the-salt-orchard\/"},"modified":"2026-10-16T23:49:50","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T23:49:50","slug":"the-salt-orchard","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-novel\/books\/the-salt-orchard\/","title":{"rendered":"The Salt Orchard"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"24\" class=\"elementor elementor-24\">\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15219b0 e-con-boxed lt-sec lt-pagehead e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"15219b0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8ef288 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c8ef288\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a164514 lt-pagehead__title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a164514\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Salt Orchard<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dedf2db lt-lead elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dedf2db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The new novel: four generations of apple growers, one sea wall, and the spring the salt comes in (sample).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f174229 e-con-boxed lt-sec lt-tint e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f174229\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"jacket\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64f6073 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"64f6073\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d67a1e4 e-grid e-con-full lt-jacket lt-jacket--front lt-c-marsh e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d67a1e4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f79bb85 e-con-full lt-jacket__panel lt-jacket__front e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f79bb85\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db50c85 e-con-full lt-jacket__face e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"db50c85\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e782f9 lt-jacket__art elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2e782f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.ltheme.com\/lt-novel\/wp-content\/themes\/lt-novel\/assets\/images\/cover-salt-orchard.svg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-186def4 lt-jacket__kind elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"186def4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A novel<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65c2baa lt-jacket__author elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65c2baa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Clara Wendt<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3e574d lt-fold elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b3e574d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Front cover, 153 mm<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6af29dd e-con-full lt-jacket__panel lt-jacket__flap e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6af29dd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fefeda e-con-full lt-jacket__face e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2fefeda\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d484ce3 lt-jacket__blurbtext elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d484ce3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On the strip of land between the sea wall and the marsh, the Avery family has grown apples for four generations. Every spring the salt comes a little further in.<\/p><p>When Nell comes home to sell the orchard after her mother&#8217;s death, she finds forty years of tide dates in the kitchen almanac, one tree nobody was allowed to prune, and a brother who has no intention of leaving.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7ff80c lt-jacket__facts elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b7ff80c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lt-num\">Hardback, 384 pages<br>Out now (sample)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46af7da e-con-full lt-jacket__buttons e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"46af7da\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bdc1d4 lt-btn lt-btn--primary elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0bdc1d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#buy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Buy the book<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abe851d lt-fold elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"abe851d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Front flap, 90 mm<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fad99dc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fad99dc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6919f34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6919f34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The facts on the back<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81c6254 e-con-full lt-rows lt-prices e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"81c6254\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b128011 e-grid e-con-full lt-price e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b128011\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8508f8e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8508f8e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5b8dfe lt-price__label elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d5b8dfe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Published<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-479f6b8 lt-price__amount elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"479f6b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lt-num\">2026 (sample)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f31e34 e-grid e-con-full lt-price e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3f31e34\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05771b4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"05771b4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6c6a3a lt-price__label elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d6c6a3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Format<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8b57c0 lt-price__amount elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a8b57c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lt-num\">Hardback, 384 pages<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a20dcbd e-grid e-con-full lt-price e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a20dcbd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6c1be2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e6c1be2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dbc90e lt-price__label elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0dbc90e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Spine<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cb32b6 lt-price__amount elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0cb32b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lt-num\">27 mm<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51b7722 e-grid e-con-full lt-price e-con e-child\" data-id=\"51b7722\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-179cf1d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"179cf1d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-651338e lt-price__label elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"651338e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>ISBN<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1deae0e lt-price__amount elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1deae0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lt-num\">978-0-00-000000-0 (sample)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a8d6c5 e-con-boxed lt-sec e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3a8d6c5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"buy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f7d763 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8f7d763\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af00f2a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"af00f2a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89b70e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"89b70e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Where to buy<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54c996d lt-lead elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"54c996d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Any bookshop can order The Salt Orchard by title or ISBN. Signed copies come from Harbour Books in Springfield (sample).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f4b23c e-con-full lt-buttons  e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6f4b23c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b53218a lt-btn lt-btn--primary elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b53218a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/example.com\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Order a signed copy<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9df2a66 lt-btn lt-btn--outline elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9df2a66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/example.com\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Find a local bookshop<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-822d1ac e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"822d1ac\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-421de42 e-con-full lt-rows lt-prices e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"421de42\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93b1f1d e-grid e-con-full lt-price e-con e-child\" data-id=\"93b1f1d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c907674 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c907674\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a779bea lt-price__label elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a779bea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hardback<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c25569 lt-price__amount elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8c25569\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lt-num\">$27.00<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4d3fe0 e-grid e-con-full lt-price e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a4d3fe0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62e63d6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"62e63d6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a834b1 lt-price__label elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a834b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ebook<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc6898e lt-price__amount elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bc6898e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lt-num\">$9.99<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8802c5e e-grid e-con-full lt-price e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8802c5e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8adf950 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8adf950\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a49d9c lt-price__label elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a49d9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Audiobook<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af8b20b lt-price__note elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af8b20b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Read by the author, 11 h 20 min (sample)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4e9252 lt-price__amount elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b4e9252\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lt-num\">$19.99<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74d5688 lt-note elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74d5688\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Example prices.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-628543b e-con-boxed lt-sec lt-tint e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"628543b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"setting\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-116fc39 e-grid e-con-full e-con 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