In the Blood

In the Blood A Memoir of My Childhood

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Publisher's Synopsis

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.

Book information

ISBN: 9780571228034
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Imprint: Faber & Faber
Pub date:
DEWEY: 821.914
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 326
Weight: 464g
Height: 225mm
Width: 138mm
Spine width: 18mm