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.