Salt the Snow

I love stories of strong women, and Salt the Snow features a war correspondent, Milly Bennett, an American journalist who has covered newsworthy tragedies in San Francisco, Hawaii, China, and now, with Salt the Snow, she arrives in 1930s Moscow. Milly’s husband is Russian, but that doesn’t keep him s......more

From the frigid winters of 1930’s Moscow to the blistering heat of the Spanish Civil War, the vivid prose of Salt the Snow sets the reader in the middle of socio-economic upheavals and political unrest with the best possible tour guide, wisecracking American journalist Milly Bennett. Callaghan excel......more

Thank you HFVBT and the author for a complimentary copy. I voluntarily reviewed this book. All opinions expressed are my own. Salt The Snow By: Carrie Callaghan *REVIEW* 🌟🌟🌟.5 Salt The Snow seems to be a polarizing type of book, but I'm in the middle. Milly Bennett was a pioneering female reporter du......more

Sometimes history is best told through the stories of ordinary people who represent the extraordinary things each of us has the capacity to pursue. In "Salt the Snow," this woman is real-life American journalist Milly Bennett, who covered stories in China, Hawaii, and San Francisco, but whose later,......more

I was really looking forward to reading this book. A pioneering reporter in a dangerous locale, going up against a terrifying regime to fight for justice and save the people she loves--sign me up. But unfortunately I had some issues with this story that prevented me from loving it as I'd hoped I wou......more