By Blood [electronic resource]
Ellen Ullman2012
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ANew York TimesNotable Book of 2012
From the acclaimed American novelist and memoirist Ellen Ullman,By Bloodis a
gothic noir novel that explores questions about fate, identity and genetics in
the guise of a gripping psychological thriller.
A professor is on leave from his post a leave that may have been forced upon
him. He may or may not be of sound mind. To steady himself, he rents an office
in San Francisco. It is 1974, a time when free love and psychedelic ecstasy have
given way to drug violence and serial killings. Through the thin office walls,
the professor overhears the sessions of a therapist and a patient, and without
knowing the patient s name or face he comes to know the details of her life, her
family, her lovers. He inserts himself into her search for her "mysterious
origins": a deeply troubling journey through displaced-persons camps, stolen
children, and hidden pasts.
Ellen Ullman is a writer of ferocious intelligence, andBy Bloodis thrilling and
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Main title:
By Blood [electronic resource] / Ellen Ullman
Author:
Ellen Ullman, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Pushkin Press, 2012
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (385 pages)
Audience:
General/trade
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9781782270140
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
434904
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