Salt Av Earl Lovelace

<p><b>Winner of the Commonwealth Writers Prize</b><br><br><b>''An amazingly vivid and joyful novel.'' <i>The Times</i></b><br><br><b>¿Vital, life-enhancing.¿ <i>Time Out</i><br><br></b>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? <i>Salt</i> 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.</p>