The Salt Wife (eBook, ePUB) - Mae, Clara
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The Salt Wife by Clara Mae is a hauntingly beautiful descent into gothic horror, domestic dread, and the corrosive power of love. Set against the gray cliffs of the North Sea, it tells the story of Iris Vale, a young woman who marries into the Duvall familya lineage as old and salt-stained as the house they inhabit. When she arrives at Duvall Hall, she expects a sanctuary by the sea. Instead, she finds a house that breathes, mirrors that whisper, and a husband whose tenderness conceals something ancient and monstrous.
From the first page, the novel pulls readers into Iris's intimate,…mehr

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The Salt Wife by Clara Mae is a hauntingly beautiful descent into gothic horror, domestic dread, and the corrosive power of love. Set against the gray cliffs of the North Sea, it tells the story of Iris Vale, a young woman who marries into the Duvall familya lineage as old and salt-stained as the house they inhabit. When she arrives at Duvall Hall, she expects a sanctuary by the sea. Instead, she finds a house that breathes, mirrors that whisper, and a husband whose tenderness conceals something ancient and monstrous.

From the first page, the novel pulls readers into Iris's intimate, feverish perspective. Every surface glistens with salt, every silence feels alive. Her husband, Alaric Duvall, is charming, erudite, and unfathomably old in his eyes. The stern housekeeper, Mrs. Pell, speaks in riddles about courtesy and obedience. And everywhere, Iris feels the presence of another womanthe first Mrs. Duvall, Sabine, whose reflection seems trapped behind every pane of glass.

When Iris discovers the family ledgers and the private journals of the estate physician, she realizes the Duvall brides all shared the same fate: they did not diethey disappeared into the mirrors. As the fog closes in and the sea's rhythm begins to match her own pulse, Iris must uncover what it means to be named by the house before she, too, becomes part of its reflection.

Told in Clara Mae's signature lyrical prose, The Salt Wife blends psychological horror with tragic romance and feminist allegory. It is both ghost story and gothic confessiona meditation on marriage, identity, and the price of being seen. The mirrors of Duvall Hall are not mere glass; they are mouths, memories, and prisons. Each time Iris looks into them, she inches closer to discovering what truly binds the women of the house togetherand what waits behind the silver.

Fans of Rebecca, The Death of Jane Lawrence, and The Haunting of Bly Manor will find themselves enthralled by this modern gothic masterpiece, where love is possession, reflection is inheritance, and every promise comes salted with dread.

Themes & Tone:

  • A psychological gothic thriller steeped in fog, salt, and secrecy.
  • Explores the erasure of women through marriage, memory, and myth.
  • Merges haunting romance with supernatural folklore and the claustrophobia of domestic horror.


Perfect for readers who love:

  • Atmospheric gothic fiction with feminist undercurrents.
  • Haunted houses that remember their brides.
  • Lyrical, slow-burn horror that lingers like sea mist on the skin.


In The Salt Wife, the sea takes what it's owed, the mirrors remember every face, and every vow costs more than it seems. Step into Duvall Halland pray the glass does not look back.

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Autorenporträt
Clara Mae grew up in Harmony Creek, a small town with deep roots and deeper secrets. The daughter of a pastor and a homemaker, she learned early to live within the quiet rhythms of community life while observing the subtle tensions most overlooked. To many, she appeared gentle and reserved, but beneath her calm exterior stirred a sharp mind and an unshakable curiosity.

Drawn to history and folklore, Clara became a teacher's aide and part-time town historian, spending hours in archives, libraries, and the woods that seemed to whisper stories of their own. Yet, her life was never untouched by the strange. From recurring dreams to unexplained visions, Clara felt the shadows of Harmony Creek pressing closer, hinting at truths her neighbors refused to see.

While Mabel Rosethe beloved Knitting Detectiverelied on logic, intuition, and community ties, Clara found herself called down a darker path. Her instincts led her to the abandoned paper mill, a place avoided by most, where the boundary between the natural and the supernatural seemed perilously thin.

Now in her early thirties, Clara stands at the edge of two worlds: the familiar, where she is the dutiful daughter and quiet townsfolk, and the hidden, where danger and darkness weave themselves into the fabric of Harmony Creek. Compassion anchors her to those she loves, but courage drives her forward into mysteries that demand to be faced.

Clara Mae is more than an observer of secretsshe is a seeker of them, even when the cost is steep. Her story threads through the shadows of Harmony Creek, where betrayal, mystery, and the supernatural converge. For Clara, every answer brings not only clarity but also a reminder that some truths were never meant to remain buried.