The Salt Fields: A Novella

by Stacy D. Flood

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781941360491
Publisher:	Lanternfish Press
Publication date:	03/09/2021
Pages:	136
Product dimensions:	5.25(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.33(d)

About the Author

Originally from Buffalo, and currently living in Seattle, Stacy D. Flood's work has been published nationally, and performed on stages nationwide as well as in the Puget Sound Area. He has been a DISQUIET scholar in Lisbon, an artist-in-residence at Millay Arts, and the recipient of a Getty Fellowship to the Squaw Valley Community of Writers.

Editorial Reviews

"Powerful and gorgeously written."—Shelf Awareness

 "Poetic and powerful."—The Southern Review of Books 

"Flood creates a densely detailed world of sensations and ideas."—Barbara McMichael for Coast Weekend 

"A bewitching, dangerous, and atmospheric novel."—Foreword Reviews

From the Publisher

The deep, euphonious voice of Sean Crisden narrates this poignantly profound novella set in 1947. It features a Black man, a teacher from South Carolina, who leaves behind the ghosts of his past and journeys north to a new life. Minister Peters (his Christian name, not a title) travels in a “colored” compartment of a passenger train, where he meets three fellow travelers, each convincingly portrayed, who are both intriguing and idiosyncratic. Listeners hear Minister’s articulate inner dialogue as he reminisces, coolly chronicling his past tragedies and his traumatizing adventures during the long scheduled stops when passengers depart from their rail cars. In this lyrical, polished audio performance, Sean Crisden brings to life the striking characters in this culturally relevant story by the talented Stacy Flood. D.L.G. © AudioFile 2021, Portland, Maine

NOVEMBER 2021 - AudioFile

The deep, euphonious voice of Sean Crisden narrates this poignantly profound novella set in 1947. It features a Black man, a teacher from South Carolina, who leaves behind the ghosts of his past and journeys north to a new life. Minister Peters (his Christian name, not a title) travels in a “colored” compartment of a passenger train, where he meets three fellow travelers, each convincingly portrayed, who are both intriguing and idiosyncratic. Listeners hear Minister’s articulate inner dialogue as he reminisces, coolly chronicling his past tragedies and his traumatizing adventures during the long scheduled stops when passengers depart from their rail cars. In this lyrical, polished audio performance, Sean Crisden brings to life the striking characters in this culturally relevant story by the talented Stacy Flood. D.L.G. © AudioFile 2021, Portland, Maine

NOVEMBER 2021 - AudioFile