# Ring of Salt: Finding home and hope on the Wild Coast of Ireland

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- Book: [Ring of Salt: Finding home and hope on the Wild Coast of Ireland](https://www.bookquiver.com/betsy-cornwell/ring-of-salt-finding-home-and-hope-on-the-wild-coast-of-ireland) ([Ring of Salt: Finding home and hope on the Wild Coast of Ireland.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/betsy-cornwell/ring-of-salt-finding-home-and-hope-on-the-wild-coast-of-ireland.md))
- Authors: [Betsy Cornwell](https://www.bookquiver.com/betsy-cornwell)
- Publisher: renegade_books
- ISBN: 978-14-0874-897-8
- Pages: 1
- Published: 2025-10-09
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Hardcover

## Description

On her son's first birthday, Betsy Cornwell fled her home, checking into a hotel under a false name so her husband couldn't find them. In the uncertain months that followed, her fierce determination to give her child what she never had - a safe and stable home - saved them. In Ring of Salt, Betsy traces her journey from that desperate moment to Ireland's windswept west coast, where the Atlantic Ocean crashes against ancient cliffs. There, nestled beside a quiet lake in the wilds of Connemara, she discovers a long-abandoned knitting factory - forgotten, but full of possibility. She sets out to restore it into a sanctuary for herself and her son - and, eventually, a creative refuge for single mothers. As she renovates the crumbling house and fights to keep custody of her son, Betsy begins to rebuild something more: a sense of belonging. In the cool mists of the countryside, and with the help of fellow survivors and an unexpected community, she pieces together a new kind of family. Mixing Maid's gripping portrait of single motherhood with Wintering's wild, romantic sense of place, this is a powerful memoir of survival, new beginnings, and the quiet, everyday magic of finding home on one of the world's most storied and soul-stirring coastlines.