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The River Healer

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ISBN: 9781912589302
AuthorReid, Paddy
Pub Date25/09/2022
BindingPaperback
Pages300
CountryIRL
Dewey
Quick overview 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.
€21.88

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.

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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.

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