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In the Blood
In the Blood
Author: Andrew Motion
William Faulkner's character Quentin in The Sound and the Fury repeatedly observes that "temporary" is "the saddest word of all." Despair over human impermanence and the desire to preserve what has been known and felt, even grief, reverberate at the heart of British Poet Laureate Motion's memoir of his childhood and adolescence in rural postwar ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781567923391
ISBN-10: 1567923399
Publication Date: 10/1/2007
Pages: 336
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Publisher: David R Godine
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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A way into England of the time. Beautifully written. Wonderful description of a young boy's relationship with his mother and then his grief at her loss.


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