The Price of Salt -- Patricia Highsmith, Paperback Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography " he takes a small

" he takes a small slave girl in part payment for a bad debt from a plantation owner in Catholic Maryland

and colours as they were printed on initial publication

whose maternal grandparents pulled every string to gain custody

until it seems these incidents are more than simple coincidences--something foul is afoot

a combat nurse searches for her brother

The Price of Salt -- Patricia Highsmith, Paperback Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography " he takes a smallA chance encounter between two lonely women leads to a passionate romance in this lesbian cult classic. Therese, a struggling young sales clerk, and Carol, a homemaker in the midst of a bitter divorce, abandon their oppressive daily routines for the freedom of the open road, where their love can blossom. But their newly discovered bliss is shattered when Carol is forced to choose between her child and her lover. Originally published in 1952, The Price