Maria McCann’s literary debut novel AS MEAT LOVES SALT is a study of obsession and sexual jealousy set against the painstakingly researched backdrop of the English Civil War.The hero is Jacob Cullen and we witness the effects of his destructive behaviour on others as, soldier, brother, member of a Digger colony, husband - and lover of another man.A brutal, earthy and captivating read. Flamingo W/Eng Lang Feb 2001. USA:Harcourt Brace, Germany: Econ & List 2001. Translation rights - Marsh Agency.
Maria is currently writing her second novel THE WILDING, also set in the 17th Century.
