River Healer: A Journey to the Heartland of America

River Healer: A Journey to the Heartland of America by PADDY REID


Authors
PADDY REID
ISBN
9781912589302
Published
Binding
Hardcover

Paddy Reid spent thirty years working in some of the poorest communities in the United States ? mainly in the Deep South ? as a handyman, prison visitor and outreach worker. In The River Healer, he recounts his encounters with some of the remarkable people he met along the way ? and their resilience in the face of grinding poverty. From patching up "Red's shack" ? and falling through the floor into the bayou ? to working with people with AIDS in the early days of the crisis, this collection entertains and enthrals in equal measure. The River Healer is a unique, heart-breaking record of life in a particular time and place, by an award-winning writer. The book features thirty stunning black-and-white photographs by the late American photographer Al Clayton, who left an indelible record of life in the Southern United States. AUTHOR: Paddy Reid spent many years in the United States. He writes stories about an inner-city community he calls "Portside". His short fiction and creative non-fi ction can be found in numerous US and Canadian university literary journals. He received the Anton Chekhov Award for Short Story in 1996, and the Winter Award (Colorado) in 2017.
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