Competition time! Win a copy of Manuel Muñoz’s “The Faith Healer of Olive Avenue”

We’ve five free copies of Manuel Muñoz’s “The Faith Healer of Olive Avenue” to give away.

Manuel Muñoz’s dazzling second collection finds the author returning, once again, to the small towns of California’s Central Valley. Set in a neighborhood with characters whose lives often intersect with each other, The Faith Healer of Olive Avenue offers ten stories about a wide range of lives: a mother coping with a mortally injured son after his motorcycle accident; a single father returning from San Francisco and attempting a reconciliation with an estranged sister; a young woman trying to provide safe haven to her cousin fleeing a vicious boyfriend; and a teenager who sees himself in the trials of the town’s most-gossiped-about resident. How these characters cross paths reveal a neighborhood shaped by misunderstandings and long-held secrets, and show how a community can be both embracing and unforgiving, revealing a truth about the nature of home: you always live with its history.

To enter the competition, look at the image below and answer three questions:

1. Who are these two people?
2. Which famous photographer took the shot?
3. In which city was it taken?

We’ll choose five winners from among the correct entries. Email your responses to: competitions@saltpublishing.com

Offer expires 5th November 2009

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