num_pages: 295
description: Set in Claybourne, a small town somewhere in the South, THE SALT EATERS is the story of a community of black faith healers who, searching for the healing properties of salt, witness an event that will change their lives forever.
language: English
title: The Salt Eaters
titlecomplete: The Salt Eaters
genres: Classics, American, Feminism, Race, African American, Novels, Literature, Unfinished, Fiction, African American Literature
ratings_count: 1263
awards: awardedAt: 347184000000
name: American Book Award
publisher: Random House Trade