In the Blood by Jenny Newman
Novel based after WW2‘Truly one of the most compelling novels I've read in years, In the Blood gripped me from the start and refused to let goJenny Newman’s evocation of time and place is sublime, as she conjures the aftermath of the second world war in the scraggy coat-tails or rural north Wales and Cumbria. Through the watchful eyes of our young narrator, Jackie, we see, smell and feel the exhausted countryside slowly return to life. but nothing can be as it was. Mix in mythology, sharp social history, exquisite nature writing and pinpoint characterisation, and you have a wonderful story that never misses a beat’ Mike Parker
‘In the Blood is a growing up, coming-of-age tale set just after the war in a derelict Westmorland country mansion, and the main theme is the hunt. This is fiction that doesn't pull its punches. I found this novel utterly gripping and absorbing, very sharp on class and the historical period. But above all it’s a terrific, bewitching read.’ Patricia Dunker
‘I read In the Blood in a compulsive rush. Its evocation of a distorted, obsessive country childhood, of a last gasp of fox hunting feudalism and its passionate Welshness make it quite unlike anything else on offer. Think of a collaboration between Dodie Smith and Alan Garner filmed by Powell and Pressburger and you’re very close to its vivid mysteries. Highly recommended.’ Patrick Gale
‘A tender exploration of class and childhood that exhilaratingly celebrates myth and imagination as spurs to change.’ Michèle Rogers| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780907633907 |
| Title | In the Blood |
| Author | Jenny Newman |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Psychology News Press Ltd |
| Year published | 2024-09-01 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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