The Price of Salt
Author: Claire Morgan
“This reprint edition is based on the original and unrevised 1952 version of “The Price of Salt” whose copyright was never renewed in the 28th year following publication as required for renewal, and is not the Naiad Press version of 1984 which has slight revisions and an afterword.” THE PRICE OF SALT is the famous lesbian love story by Patricia Highsmith, written under the….Read More
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