Name: By Blood
ISBN: 9781908968487

Ellen Ullman

This is a gothic noir novel that explores questions about fate, identity, and genetics in the guide of a gripping psychological thriller.

By Blood

Taking a downtown office to plot his comeback in tumultuous 1970s San Francisco, a disgraced professor eavesdrops on a woman's therapy sessions and becomes enraptured by her struggles with identity and ongoing search for her war-torn Jewish-German birth family. By the award-winning author of The Bug. 50,000 first printing.

A Novel

Brook

This book was sad and beautiful, and I really could've done without the weird meta-narrative of a creeper dude. The patient was intriguing, and the story that unfolded had me reading fast, to learn more.

By Blood

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