Mad Blood Stirring by Simon Mayo
Like New condition second hand copy for £10.00, sold by jsandersbooks on ReReadz.
- Author
- Simon Mayo
- Price
- £10.00 plus tracked UK delivery from £2.99
- Condition
- Like New
- Format
- Hardcover
- Published
- 2018
- ISBN
- 9780857525154
- Sold by
- jsandersbooks
About this copy
1815- The war is over but for the inmates at Dartmoor Prison, peace - like home - is still a long way away.On the eve of the year 1815, the American sailors of the Eagle finally arrive at Dartmoor prison; bedraggled, exhausted but burning with hope. They?ve only had one thing to sustain them - a snatched whisper overheard along the way. The war is over.Joe Hill thought he?d left the war outside these walls but it?s quickly clear that there?s a different type of fight to be had within. The seven prison blocks surrounding him have been segregated; six white and one black. As his voice rings out across the courtyard, announcing the peace, the redcoat guards bristle and the inmates stir. The powder keg was already fixed to blow and Joe has just lit the fuse. Elizabeth Shortland, wife of the Governor looks down at the swirling crowd from the window of her own personal prison. The peace means the end is near, that she needn?t be here for ever. But suddenly, she cannot bear the thought of leaving.Inspired by a true story, Mad Blood Stirring tells of a few frantic months in the suffocating atmosphere of a prison awaiting liberation. It is a story of hope and freedom, of loss and suffering. It is a story about how sometimes, in our darkest hour, it can be the most unlikely of things that see us through.* 'Wonderful - a story I never heard before, told with style, pace, character, texture, and tension ... bliss.' Lee Child'Bristling with energy, written with passion, Mad Blood Stirringis a joy to read.' John Boyne
First Edition , First Printing, (Full Number Line), 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2, Doubleday, 2018. The book and the dust jacket are both Fine. The dust jacket has only light edge wear, free of any rips or tears and is not price clipped (£12.99). The spine is sound and the book has no inscriptions. The pages are clean and unmarked Sent within 24 hours. Ref: BK1785.