Blood

'BLOOD is a virtuoso 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 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 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 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