Blood
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- $6.99
Publisher Description
Jesse has sworn to protect his sister, Rachel, no matter what. It's a promise that cannot be broken. A promise made in blood. But, when it comes down to life or death, how can he find the courage to keep it?
Set on the back roads of Australia, Blood is a boy's odyssey through a broken-down adult world.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Acclaimed short story writer Tony Birch delivers a cinematic Australian road story in his debut novel, Blood. It traces the lives of thirteen-year-old Jesse and his younger sister Rachel as they’re dragged from one unstable home to the next by their neglectful, alcoholic mother Gwen. If Jesse could run away, he would, but he cannot leave Rachel, whom he’s promised to protect. And run away to where? He’s already spent most of his life on the road. Told through Jesse’s eyes, the youthful, plain-spoken narration is beautifully written, steeped in uniquely Australian vernacular and lore. Blood finds its dramatic propulsion in the children’s grim plight, and as it builds towards its unbearably tense climax you won’t want to put it down.
