from the back cover:
"....Some of them (Claybournians) are centered, some are off balance, some are frightened, some are daring. But all are brilliantly drawn representatives of a people searching for the healing properties of salt. In this, her first novel, Cade Bambara more than fulfills the promise of her short stories."
"....Some of them (Claybournians) are centered, some are off balance, some are frightened, some are daring. But all are brilliantly drawn representatives of a people searching for the healing properties of salt. In this, her first novel, Cade Bambara more than fulfills the promise of her short stories."
