Unraveling Dark Secrets: Why "Ring of Salt" by Betsy Cornwell Will Haunt You Long After the Last Page
What strikes me most about Ring of Salt is Cornwell’s ability to paint abuse in all its maddening complexity. The book explores the insidious spectrum of control, manipulation, and terror that characterizes so many relationships. She captures the particular horror of wondering, always, if you’re being watched, of checking over your shoulder in the supermarket, of that split-second calculation every survivor knows — Is that his car? Is he following me? Did I just imagine it? Ring of Salt doesn’t sensationalize these moments; they play out on the page with devastating clarity, and in doing so, they validate an experience that so many women have lived through in isolation.
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