The Salt Fields: A Novella

The Salt Fields: A NovellaTheres a beautiful formality to this writing that beckons a reader in, and then the vibrancy of the dialogue and the surreal allure of the scenes surprise and open up the story. A novella both stamped in time, and timeless. Flood has made something memorable here.Aimee Bender, author of The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake and The Color Master On the day that Minister Peters boards a train from South Carolina heading north, he has nothing left but

in an attempt to bring greater prestige to twentieth century European and European American science

a gripping thriller set within the halls of the U

1st edition (January 19

Winner of the Ted Hughes Award

The syllabus’s popularity exploded and is already being used as a key resource in discussions of the event

this is a must-read

Straus and Giroux (November 12

The Ghana Reader provides a multitude of historical

But she's learning fast just how Cyrus became so rich--thanks to his fatally attractive business partner

Careers will be made

Van Sertima re-creates some of the most powerful scenes of human history: the launching of the great ships of Mali in 1310 (two hundred master boats and two hundred supply boats)

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