Blood - Janice Galloway

''BLOOD is a virtuoso work: 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 anthologies: 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 work: 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 anthologies: 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