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Blood

Tony Birch
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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.

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
University of Queensland Press
Country
Australia
Date
30 May 2023
Pages
300
ISBN
9780702265983

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.

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
University of Queensland Press
Country
Australia
Date
30 May 2023
Pages
300
ISBN
9780702265983

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