Blast Radius - Softcover

McKinney, R. L.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1910124060 ISBN 13: 9781910124062

Publisher: Sandstone Press, 2015

Synopsis

Sean McNicol's best friend Mitch saved his life in Afghanistan, in an act of impulsive heroism. Now Mitch is dead and Sean has left the Royal Marines with a head full of ghosts and guilt. Mitch talks to Sean from beyond the grave, by turns encouraging him, cursing, singing and leading him to question his own sanity on a daily basis.

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Review

'It's a beautiful, sad and urgent book about modern-day Britain, about what war does to people, about hope and hopelessness, about love and acceptance, and about learning to let go.' Book Trust.

Tender and powerful, this is an extremely readable story about grief, redemption and courage. --Sunday Mirror

'A lovely book which deals with a challenging subject sympathetically . . . buy it and enjoy.' --Army Rumour Service

'A sensitive, stylish and loving portrait.' --Aifric Campbell

About the Author

R L McKinney was born in Boulder, Colorado in 1971. She completed a PhD in social anthropology at Edinburgh University in 1999 and since then has worked in social research and community regeneration. In past incarnations, she has trained horses, worked in a bar, taught creative writing, played folk and bluegrass music, and performed with the Scottish a-capella singing group Stairheid Gossip. She now lives in Lasswade, Midlothian with her husband and two young children. Blast Radius is her debut novel.

Edition details

• Publisher: Sandstone Press
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1910124060
• ISBN 13: 9781910124062
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 288