Salt and Roses

Islandport Press

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  • Salt and Roses softcover book by May Davidson of North Country Wind Bells Midcoast Maine Artisan Store The Good Supply Pemaquid Made in USA
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Salt and Roses is a charming collection of essays for those who appreciate simple pleasures like the beauty of human relationships, the playfulness of animals, and the charm of boating along the coast of Maine—combined with some heartfelt laughter along the way. Author May Davidson writes about her experiences and the life lessons she and her husband, Jim, learned on the water, on the farm, or when traveling together. Davidson encourages readers to appreciate life and to find value in the people and places around them.

-Softcover
-Essays, Adult Nonfiction
-176 pages

May Davidson (1929-2022) was born in Damariscotta, a village along the Maine coast. In 1947, she graduated from nearby Lincoln Academy and a year later married her teenage sweetheart, Jim Davidson. She first met Jim when he spent a week at her family’s inn on Greenland Cove. The couple, despite struggles, were determined to live in Maine and did whatever necessary to make that happen, whether running a chicken farm, raising sheep, building lobster traps, or driving a truck across America. They ultimately found great success when they invented the now-iconic Maine Buoy Bell. Her memoir, Whatever it Takes, was published in 2019. She also wrote a column that appeared for many years in The Lincoln County News, where many of the essays in this book first appeared.

Islandport Press is a dynamic, award-winning publisher dedicated to stories rooted in the essence and sensibilities of New England. They strive to capture and explore the grit, heart, beauty, and infectious spirit of the region by telling tales, real and imagined, that can be appreciated in many forms by readers, dreamers, and adventurers everywhere.

Almost 25 years ago, publisher Dean Lunt started Islandport Press in his Yarmouth basement and shipped early book orders from his garage, at times in temperatures so cold he had to plug in spot heaters so the tape would stick to the cardboard boxes. Today, Islandport Press has published more than 200 titles, not only original works, but also out-of-print books that they have revived and brought new attention for both the book and the author. Finding hidden gems, whether in the guise of a new author or a forgotten classic, is something in which they take great pride.

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