Hi, it's NPR's Book of the Day. I'm Andrew Limbaugh. The violence of men is everywhere.

It's on every continent, washes up on every shore. It's a big part of today's book,

which is newly out in paperback. It's called Of Women and Salt by author Gabriella Garcia.

But despite men's violence being omnipresent, Garcia wanted to

focus on the women who have to live in this world and keep it going and, as Garcia writes,

weave the future out of the scraps. As heavy as the book may be, there are sweet moments in this

interview, like when Garcia tells NPR

Sarah McCammon that she grew up in a matriarchal household, packed with aunts and sisters and

single mothers. So no guys, but she never felt lacking in family. In the U.S., national security

news can feel far away from daily life.

Distant wars, murky conflicts, diplomacy behind closed doors.

On our new show, Sources and Methods.

NPR reporters on the ground bring you stories of real people

helping you understand why distant events matter here at home.

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We are force.

This sentence threads through the winding stories of generations and the new book

of Women and Salt.

It's Gabriella Garcia's debut novel, examining the history of two families, one Cuban, one Salvadoran, who come to the U.S.

at different times and under different circumstances.

Gabriela Garcia joins me now to talk about her book.

Hi there.

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