--- product_id: 199840083 title: "Salt Water" price: "£18.89" currency: GBP in_stock: true reviews_count: 11 url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/199840083-salt-water store_origin: GB region: United Kingdom --- # Salt Water **Price:** £18.89 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Salt Water - **How much does it cost?** £18.89 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.uk](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/199840083-salt-water) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description From Brianna Wiest — internationally bestselling author whose books have sold millions of copies in 40+ languages, featured on TODAY, Forbes, and Oprah Daily. Mama said salt water heals. Sweat. Tears. The sea. The difficult things that help us grow are made of the same stuff as the ocean. This is the book that started from that idea. Salt Water is Brianna Wiest's debut poetry collection — published in 2017 before The Mountain Is You , before The Pivot Year , before the millions of copies and the 40 languages and the global bestseller lists. This is a book about internalizing your power — about the specific damage of waiting for someone else to give you permission to be happy, to be beautiful, to begin. Early reviewers described it as sitting in a new genre of poetry, somewhere between artistic self-expression and candid self-help — a meditation on acceptance, growth, and what it means to be human. That description still holds. The poems are short, spare, and freeform — built for the kind of reading where you pause after a single stanza because something just named something you've been carrying for years. They move through the connection between the natural world and the interior one, through the grief of giving your power away to other people, through the slow work of learning that you were never waiting on anyone else — only on yourself. Where Ceremony is spiritually expansive, Salt Water is quieter and more elemental — closer to the feeling of sitting by water and letting something clarify. It is the book readers return to when they want Wiest at her most distilled: before the frameworks, before the essays, before the big ideas. Just the poems, and the salt water, and the reminder that difficult things heal. Perfect for readers who: Love freeform poetry that sits at the intersection of self-help and genuine literary expression Are discovering Wiest for the first time and want to start at the beginning of her voice Have read The Mountain Is You or Ceremony and want the quieter, more elemental side of her writing Are drawn to nature-infused poetry — the sea, the body, the natural world as a mirror for inner life Want a beautifully designed, giftable poetry collection that reads like a slow, clarifying breath A Thought Catalog Books imprint. The debut that began one of the most widely read catalogs in contemporary self-help and poetry. Part of Brianna Wiest's full catalog alongside The Mountain Is You , Ceremony , The Pivot Year , When You're Ready This Is How You Heal , The Life That's Waiting , Great Callings , and 101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think . Please note that this "international" release is printed differently than the original limited-edition pressing and does not feature craft paper nor an embossed cover. Review: Recommend reading this book for Self-awareness - I LOVE Brianna Wiest books. She tells a story like a river flowing. Review: Stunning - Gorgeous book I love it ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 241 Reviews | ## Images ![Salt Water - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41kljmBfmCL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Recommend reading this book for Self-awareness *by C***N on 1 April 2025* I LOVE Brianna Wiest books. She tells a story like a river flowing. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Stunning *by S***B on 20 September 2024* Gorgeous book I love it ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A wonderful book with a lot of wise words jn *by S***N on 6 January 2023* I love these poems. So many poems to make you think, take stock, and feel better. I love it. 5* ## Frequently Bought Together - Salt Water - THOUGHT CATALOG 101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think - When You're Ready, This Is How You Heal --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/199840083-salt-water](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/199840083-salt-water) --- *Product available on Desertcart United Kingdom* *Store origin: GB* *Last updated: 2026-06-25*