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In the Blood by Andrew Motion
A memoir of Andrew Motion's growing up in post-war England - an evocation of family life, school life and country life. Written from a teenage child's point of view, without the benefit of adult hindsight, this work captures the pathos and puzzlement of childhood."In the Blood" is Andrew Motion's beautifully written memoir of growing up in post-war England - an unforgettable evocation of family life, school life and country life. It also tells the story of how these worlds are shattered, when his mother suffers a terrible riding accident. The tragedy shadows the book, feeding its mood of elegy as well as its celebratory vigilance. Written from a teenage child's point of view, without the benefit of adult hindsight, Motion captures the pathos and puzzlement of childhood with great clarity of expression and freshness of memory. We encounter a strange but beguiling extended family, a profound love of the natural world, a troubled schooling, and a growing passion for books and writing. By turns funny and elegiac, "In the Blood" is a wonderful picture of a vanishing England, a remarkable insight into a poet's mind, and a deeply moving portrait of the bond between a mother and her son. |
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| Author(s) : Andrew Motion | Format : Hardback Book |
| ISBN-10 : 0571228038 | ISBN-13 : 9780571228034 |
| RRP : £16.99 | Best available price : £ / $ |
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Product Details:
Country Publication : United Kingdom
Publication Date : 07/09/2006
Publisher : Faber and Faber
Page Length : 312mm
Page Size : 216mm