Of Women and Salt: A Novel Free Audiobook Download by Gabriela Garcia

In the small town of Mexico-Mean in Texas, the people of this town have been told that they must sweat it out with salt to be able to survive. This is also true for Maria, who has always loved her job as a supermarket cashier because she loves feeling the hotness of her skin and hearing the crackling sounds when she greets customers. One day, one of the girls at work was introducing a new product - "Salt Stick." Since then, everything changed for Maria. The sweat became thicker, salt stick became an addiction, and all she wants in life is more heat.

Of Women and Salt: A Novel is the story of an American family living in Mexico. It all starts when they experience a tragic accident involving their teenage daughter, who falls through the floor of her bedroom. When she wakes up, she can't speak, write or read. What's worse is that her parents are told by doctors that if they want to save their daughter, they must move away from Mexico, where everything would be so much harder for her recovery.

The novel is the first installment in a trilogy which tells the story of two women, one ancient and one modern. In a world just after the Spanish conquest, these women have been matched as brides for men who live on an island surrounded by salt water. As part of their marriage contracts, they must stay within certain boundaries defined by these men. One woman keeps to her duties while living as a peasant until her husband dies and she becomes mad from grief and guilt. The second finds herself in an arranged marriage with a shrewd businessman who will make her his lifelong slave if she fails to obey him.

The author of this novel is a well-known voice in the Spanish language. She has written and published several books, which have been translated into French, Italian, German, and English.

"Of Women and Salt" tells the story of a young Mexican woman named Aurora Marquez-Cruz who is in love with the idea of America and everything it promises. She eagerly immigrates to America, but soon realizes that even though she knows English, she struggles to find a job and discover her place in an unfamiliar and constantly changing world. In the novel, Aurora must figure out how to survive as an outsider in a new country where she doesn't know what to expect

Of Women and Salt is the story of a woman in her late 30s, Juana, who struggles with the death of her husband and their inability to have children while trying to hold onto her identity as a Mexican woman raised in America.