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Salt Book

Winner of the Commonwealth Writers Prize'An amazingly vivid and joyful novel.' The Times'Vital, life-enhancing.' Time OutAlford, 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.Read More

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    After 19 years of teaching his pupils to emigrate Alford George elitist schoolteacher turned populist politician is forced to work out a welcome for the diverse races of Trinidad to their own island and how to liberate those who despite emancipation are still struggling under old captivities.

  • 0571192947
  • 9780571192946
  • Earl Lovelace
  • 19 January 1998
  • Faber and Faber
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 288
  • New edition
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