(Memoir, 270 pp., 2026)
With her mother tongue on the verge of extinction, memoirist Samantha Eliis seeks to preserve the rich Iraqi Judeo-Arabic language in which she grew up. Always Carry Salt is an immersive and moving meditation in the words and traditions that shape us and what we carry into future generations.
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