Summer of Salt

Georgina Fernweh is waiting for her magic to arrive. Every woman in her family has had it for generations, a tingle that starts in the fingers. Her eighteenth birthday falls at the end of the summer, and the power has not come. Her twin sister Mary, meanwhile, floats off the ground without effort.

The Fernwehs run an inn on By-the-Sea, a small island where a rare bird named Annabella has returned every year for three centuries. This is Georgina's last summer at home. She falls for Prue, a girl visiting the island, and she lives through storms that are both real and personal.

As the season goes on, Georgina begins circling a mystery. What she learns will overturn what she has always believed about her family.

This is a contemporary fantasy with a romance between two girls at its centre. The tone is atmospheric, and the story is shaped by the bond between sisters, first love and grief. It also asks what magic can look like when it does not arrive the way a person expects.