Blood

Shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Literary Award, Blood is a coming-of-age story set on the back roads of Australia. From multi-award-winning author Tony Birch comes a masterful novel about the indelible bond between two siblings. 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.

Tony Birch is the author of three novels: The White Girl, winner of the 2020 NSW Premier’ s Award for Indigenous Writing, and shortlisted for the 2020 Miles Franklin Literary Prize; Ghost River, winner of the 2016 Victorian Premier’ s Literary Award for Indigenous Writing; and Blood, which was shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Literary Award. He is also the author of Shadowboxing, and four short story collections: Father’ s Day, The Promise, Common People and Dark as Last Night. In 2017 he was awarded the Patrick White Literary Award. Tony Birch is the author of three novels: The White Girl, winner of the 2020 NSW Premier’ s Award for Indigenous Writing, and shortlisted for the 2020 Miles Franklin Literary Prize; Ghost River, winner of the 2016 Victorian Premier’ s Literary Award for Indigenous Writing; and Blood, which was shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Literary Award. He is also the author of Shadowboxing, and four short story collections: Father’ s Day, The Promise, Common People and Dark as Last Night. In 2017 he was awarded the Patrick White Literary Award.