FISH HEADS and DUCK SKIN by Lindsey Salatka - Review & Giveaway

 

Tina Martin is a type A salesperson, who is about at the end of her rope. In Lindsey Salatka's novel, FISH HEADS and DUCK SKIN (SheWritesPress), Tina wishes for nothing more than to get off the rat race which is her life. But with with an infant, toddler and unemployed husband, Daniel, making her  the breadwinner, that's highly unlikely. Until one night, a psychic tells Tina her life is about to completely change and she will be traveling far away. Her husband, after telling her psychics are nothing more than liars and chameleons, informs her he's been offered a two-year contract to work in Shanghai, China.

But is she ready to walk away from her booming career, beautiful home, great friends and cuddly cat? Yes. She gives notice, they quit their life, take a fourteen hour, six-thousand and five hundred mile plane ride and begin their new lives. The Martin's believe they are ready for an amazing journey of self exploration. Shanghai is loud, dirty and completely "foreign." The kids role with it, so does Daniel who has a job, but Tina? Not so much.

Tina and her two children find themselves drawing a lot of attention when they are out. To Tina, it seems everyone wants to touch her children's blonde locks and frankly, it freaks her out. One day while out and about, high strung Tina meets Mr. Han. He wants to practice his English while teaching Tina, Mandarin and tai chi to feel rooted. 

Tina starts meeting women who show her how to live in Shanghai without getting ripped off and soon starts feeling like this whole Shanghai thing may work. But she has a long way to go before her mind slows down and she experiences peace and tranquility.

FISH HEADS and DUCK SKIN is about searching for the you which is right in front of you. It's about wanting to belong and feel as if you're part of something bigger than yourself. Salaka's novel is unique, funny and will have you celebrating with the Martin's as they discover themselves, in this most unlikely of places.

Lindsey Salatka is a mother, author, ghost-writer, and editor. Her writing has been featured on blogher.com, ewriterscoach.com, In The Loop, Shanghai Family Magazine, Urbanatomy: Shanghai, and thefeistywriter.com, where she also served as managing editor for two years. A non-fiction essay she wrote was recently chosen to be in the Shaking the Tree Anthology, volume 3. 

She is on the Advisory Board of the San Diego Writers Festival and served as a judge for the KidsWrite Children’s Writing Contest in 2020. 

Her debut novel, Fish Heads and Duck Skin, is available now. She is currently in-process on several projects including a sequel to her novel and a non-fiction collection. Most nights (both pre- and during Covid) find Lindsey curled up with her family or musing about life, love, and culture on her blog, fishheadology or on Instagram, @mywhatlovelygillsyouhave.

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