The Salt Fields
The Salt Fields
“Beautifully written and memorable.”
—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 ghosts: the ghost of his murdered wife, the ghost of his drowned daughter, the ghosts of his father and his grandmother and the people who disappeared from his town without trace or explanation. In the cramped car, Minister finds himself in close quarters with three passengers also joining the exodus from the South—people seeking a new life, whose motives, declared or otherwise, will change Minister's life with devastating consequences.
A Foreword Indies Award Finalist for Multicultural Fiction
Praise for The Salt Fields
“A poignant exploration of desire, yearning, and hope.”
—Maxine Chernoff, author of Here, Camera, Under the Music, and Bop
“The Salt Fields fits a layered multigenerational saga into the fast-paced jaunt of a novella.”
—Siel Ju, author of Cake Time
“Stacy Flood’s first novella is a marvel. ... The Salt Fields will stay with you long after past the last page.”
—Toni Mirosevich, author of Pink Harvest
“The Salt Fields is a gem—the kind of book you'll want to underline, dog-ear, study, teach, and beg your friends to read.”
—Christina Clancy, author of The Second Home and Shoulder Season
“Stacy D. Flood is a remarkable talent, and I can't wait for the world to know his name.”
—Edan Lepucki, author of Woman No. 17 and California
