Blood

'BLOOD is a virtuoso work: the writing sinewy and beautiful. . . the integrity of vision coruscating; the whole driven by the author's restless experimentation with form. And at least two stories 'Blood' itself and 'Fearless' will certainly end up in anthologies: not Best Scottish Writers or Best Women Writers but quite simply Best' New Statesman and Society.'I remember reading a story by Janice Galloway for the first time; its urgency of voice that certainty of expression I wondered why I hadn't heard of her before; then discovered that she was altogether new to writing. It was some debut. She really is a fine writer' James Kelman'Blood is a virtuoso work: the writing sinewy and beautiful...the integrity of vision coruscating; the whole driven by the author's restless experimentation with form. And at least two stories 'Blood' itself and 'Fearless' will certainly end up in anthologies: not Best Scottish Writers or Best Women Writers but quite simply best' New Statesman'A salutary collection...A marvellous revelation. A writer of passion and virtuosity shines through' Scotland on Sunday'Genuinely unnerving...she is a fierce troubling new writer' Observer'Galloway flecks her hard-edged realism with impressionist grace-notes a potent mixture that confirms her...as one of Scotland's best young writers' Sunday Telegraph'There is ample proof in Blood of Galloway's unassailable talent. Marvellously funny and beautifully paced' Glasgow Herald