Author

Bambara, Toni Cade

Title

The Salt Eaters

Publ

Vintage Books/NY

Yr

1980  1981

Edition

1^st Vintage Edition 1981

Illustrator

Binding

Softcover

Book Condition

Contents are Good+ except browned throughout. Hole punch on cover & front end page. Corner clipped on front end page. Edges have light wear. Edges are age/dust darkened. Inked name on inside front cover.

Illustrated Softcover is Good. Tape mended tear on bottom spine. Edges have some wear. Hinges and spine are creasesd. Front bottom corner is creased. Small crease on back bottom corner. Light rub on back.

Jacket Condition

Size

4.2x7.2"

Description

295 Pages.

Synopsis

A community organizer named Velma Henry attempts suicide, and, in the struggle of a group of wise women to restore her to life, Velma reflects on her past. Interwoven with her story are the stories of others: her husband, her godmother, a doctor, a former pimp and street hustler. Bambara's belief is that true healing for blacks can be accomplished only if they turn to their own culture.

Publisher's Note

Set in Claybourne, a small town somewhere in the South, The Salt Eaters is the story of a community of black faith healers who, searching for the healing properties of salt, witness an event that will change their lives forever.

Other info

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KW

Blacks South Carolina salt faith healing