A review by callanisreading
The Price of Salt by Patricia Highsmith, Claire Morgan

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Nineteen-year-old Therese works a gloomy, department-store day job when she meets stunning divorcee Carol; their chance meeting blooms into a romance marked by tension and infatuation. As Therese and Carol fall in love, they face envy, judgment, and discrimination for a relationship society cannot yet accept. Within this beautiful, whirlwind romance, Highsmith contemplates what brings meaning to life, celebrating queer love and lamenting its unjust cost.