Paddy Reid spent thirty years working in some of the poorest communities in the United States mainly in the Deep South as a handyman, prison visitor, and outreach worker. In The River Healer, he recounts his encounters with some of the remarkable people he met along the way and their resilience in the face of grinding poverty. From patching up Reds shack and falling through the floor into the bayou to working with people with AIDS in the early days of the crisis, this collection entertains and enthralls in equal measure.
Paddy Reid spent thirty years working in some of the poorest communities in the United States mainly in the Deep South as a handyman, prison visitor and outreach worker. He recounts his encounters with some of the remarkable people he met along the way and their resilience in the face of grinding poverty.
