Blood (2011) is a novel by Australian author Tony Birch. It was shortlisted for the 2012 Miles Franklin Award.
Plot summary The novel follows a family in crisis, breaking down under the weight of family violence, drugs, lost opportunities, and general neglect.
Reviews Conrad Walters in The Sydney Morning Herald found the novel to build to a compelling last third but was let down a little by a hurried ending."The beating of a troubled heart" by Conrad Walters, The Sydney Morning Herald, 3 December 2011
Ed Wright, in The Australian, considered it an "absorbing and endearing tale of children in adversity"."The bind of blood ties laid bare in Tony Birch's debut novel" by Ed Wright, The Australian, 7 January 2012
Awards and nominations
Year Prize Category Result Ref 2011 FAW Christina Stead Award — Highly Commended 2012 Melbourne Prize for Literature Best Writing Award Finalist Civic Choice Award Winner Miles Franklin Award — Shortlisted
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