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Winner of the Commonwealth Writers Prize

''An amazingly vivid and joyful novel.'' The Times

Vital, life-enhancing.' Time Out

Alford, the youngest son of a poor farm worker, has risen above his class to become a schoolteacher. He, like many young people in Trinidad, dreams of heading to England for a better life. Idealistic and determined, Alford travels to the capital to campaign for his community and, suddenly a local hero, it seems anything is possible. Or is it? Salt tells the story of a country through an unforgettable cast of characters, striving with wit and passion to make sense of life in an evolving homeland.

Salt

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      Publisher Faber & Faber
      Published 19 January 1998
      ISBN-13 9780571192946
      978-0571192946
      ISBN-10 0571192947
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      Contemporary Fiction

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Winner of the Commonwealth Writers Prize

      ''An amazingly vivid and joyful novel.'' The Times

      Vital, life-enhancing.' Time Out

      Alford, the youngest son of a poor farm worker, has risen above his class to become a schoolteacher. He, like many young people in Trinidad, dreams of heading to England for a better life. Idealistic and determined, Alford travels to the capital to campaign for his community and, suddenly a local hero, it seems anything is possible. Or is it? Salt tells the story of a country through an unforgettable cast of characters, striving with wit and passion to make sense of life in an evolving homeland.

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