#139 in Romance
The Price of Salt
- 276
- Pages
- about 5 h
- Reading time
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About the book
The Price of Salt is a 1952 romance novel by Patricia Highsmith, first published under the pseudonym "Claire Morgan." Highsmith—known as a suspense writer based on her psychological thriller Strangers on a Train—used an alias as she did not want to be tagged as "a lesbian-book writer", and she also used her own life references for characters and occurrences in the story.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.8 across 188 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 56% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Romance average of 7.6. That is how 7.7 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.9 | 28 | 15% |
| Hardcover | 7.6 | 160 | 85% |
Frequently asked
How long is The Price of Salt?
It has 276 pages — shorter than 96% of the ranked books in Romance.
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