Blood (Birch novel)

Blood
Author Tony Birch
Country Australia
Language English
Genre Novel
Publisher University of Queensland Press, Australia
Publication date
2011
Media type Print (Paperback)
Pages 432
ISBN 9780702239274

Blood (2011) is a novel by Australian author Tony Birch. It was shortlisted for the 2012 Miles Franklin Literary Award.

Plot summary

The novel follows a family in crisis, breaking down under the weight of family violence, drugs, lost opportunities and general neglect.

Notes

'Then the boy, me and the boy
we walked for miles through stormy weather
hand in hand, we roamed the land
and held the gleaming heart together.'

Kate Rusby, 'The Bitter Boy'

Bibliography

Reviews

Conrad Walters in the The Sydney Morning Herald found the novel to build to a compelling last third but was let down a little by a hurried ending.[1] Ed Wright in The Australian considered it an "absorbing and endearing tale of children in adversity".[2]

Awards and nominations

References

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