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Bad Blood–A Memoir

Lorna Sage

Bestselling author Lorna Sage delivers the tragicomic memoirof her escape from a claustrophobic childhood in post-WWII Britain—and thestory of the weddings and relationships that defined three generations of herfamily—in Bad Blood, an internationalbestseller and the winner of the coveted Whitbread Biography Award. Readers ofbooks like Angela’s Ashes and The Liar’s Club as well as fans ofSage’s own lucid and penetrating writing will be captivated by the book thatthe New York Times Book Review said“fills us with wonder and gratitude. . . . Few literary critics have everwritten anything so memorable.”

Memoir & AutobiographyMemoir & Autobiography · medium confidenceMemoir & Autobiography81 signalsLlm Classifier: Memoir & Autobiography -> Memoir & AutobiographyGoogle Books: History -> HistoryKeyword Classifier: Arts & Criticism -> Arts & CriticismWorld War IIEssays & Cultural CriticismHousing, Cities & Urban LifeFamily, Childhood & Adoption

Award History

2 wins · 2 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
Ackerley Prize: Autobiography and Memoir2001WinnerOfficial source
Costa Book Awards: Biography2000WinnerSecondary source
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