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Lawrence Hill is the author of the internationally bestselling novel The Book of Negroes, which won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize. He lives in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada with his family. www.lawrencehill.com
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`Fascinating... [Hill's] premise - that blood divides and unties - is convincing... Hill is a compelling storyteller' * FT * 'Interesting... the topic is fascinating' * Mail on Sunday * 'An agreeable canter through the myths surrounding blood, the medical history of blood, taboos around blood, and the many expressions in our language which testify to its centrality... entertaining' * Independent on Sunday * `Hill has mined a rich vein to compile this compelling account... Fascinating and provocative' * Daily Mail * `Fascinating' * The Herald * 'A rich and epic read... Blood is the prism through which [Hill] presents a vast human social history.' * The Times * 'Passionately written and deeply informative.' -- Siddhartha Mukherjee, Pulitzer-Prize winning author of The Emperor of All Maladies 'Brilliant and evocative... This is a history of life and of death, of health and sickness, of science, superstition and religion, of the very building blocks of family, ancestry and inheritance.' -- Marlon James, author of The Book of Night Women 'A beautiful and erudite biography of that which courses through us all - I was totally captivated.' -- James Davies, author of Cracked: Why Psychiatry is Doing More Harm Than Good 'Hill not only reveals the wisdom of our bodies, but also forces us to confront our prejudices and re-evaluate the meaning of our lives. Blood is biography at its best.' -- Mark Jackson, Professor of the History of Medicine, University of Exeter 'With compelling stories from history, science and his own family, Lawrence Hill shows the physical and metaphorical value of this liquid that we all share, yet which is so often used to divide us.' -- Hugh Aldersey-Williams, bestselling author of Periodic Tales 'A rich volume... Part autobiography, part medical history and part cultural reflection, Hill dissects the many meanings of blood, in all times and all cultures, including our own.' -- William Bynum, Professor Emeritus of the History of Medicine, University College London
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- PublisherOneworld Publications
- Publication date2014
- ISBN 10 178074546X
- ISBN 13 9781780745466
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages320
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