Blood and Gold: A Journey of Shadows-Mara Menzies,Eri Griffin

Name: Blood and Gold: A Journey of Shadows-Mara Menzies,Eri Griffin
Brand: Birlinn General

Birlinn General

Blood and GoldA Journey of Shadows\nAuthor(s): Mara Menzies, Eri Griffin, Mara Menzies\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Birlinn General, United Kingdom\nImprint: Birlinn Ltd\nISBN-13: 9781780277462, 978-1780277462\nSynopsis\nWinner of the Saltire Society Fiction Book of the Year\n\n'a beguiling mixture of poetry, moving prose and magical realism' - Stephen McGinty, The Sunday Times\n\nJeda is a girl on the cusp of adulthood, living in Edinburgh; with a white father and a black mother, she feels self-conscious and out of place. Her feelings of alienation allow the stories of the shapeshifting Shadowman, who embodies all that is negative, to feed on her doubts and insecurities. The death of her mother, Rahami, gives the Shadowman an opportunity to control Jeda through her grief and his lies, but her mothers last gift to her daughter was a box of stories. When the box is flung open, the stories escape, setting in motion an incredible journey.\n\nJeda learns more about her African ancestry.