French rights to BLOOD, by award-winning Australian writer Tony Birch (http://www.milesfranklin.com.au/2012/bio_tonyb), have just been acquired by Mercure de France!

“Drawing on cinematic influences from the 1955 film ‘The Night of the Hunter’ and his fascination for those on the margins of society, Blood is a compelling, gothic odyssey that explores landscape, place and the ‘ties that bind’. With understated prose, Birch captures tenderness in a world without sanctuary and exposes the strength of innocence amidst violence and genuine evil.”