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‘Powerful and affecting’ Mail on Sunday

‘Flesh and Blood is living drama extracted like buried treasure from old documents and the hand-me-down stories of his relatives. I couldn't put it down’Jenny Agutter

'Intelligently structured and eloquently written, McGann’s book is a powerful homage to his family and Irish ancestry, to modern medicine and the welfare state.  Packed with lively anecdotes and insights on social history, Flesh and Blood is a humble human story with a majestic theme' Times Literary Supplement.
 
'Drama and reality repeatedly intersect in unexpected ways in this powerful and revealing memoir' Mail on Sunday
 
'Eloquent in its metaphors, this book is about memory, how it shapes us, and what we choose to pass on' Irish Times
 
'With its mix of readable sci

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‘Drama and reality repeatedly intersect in unexpected ways in this powerful and revealing memoir’ -- Mail on Sunday
‘With its mix of readable science and passionate sensibility, Flesh and Blood is essentially an attempt to heal the old rift between science and art’ -- Radio Times
‘It is an artful, honest book, marked by the author’s clear-eyed examination of how his family’s lives were entwined with history’s often terrible markers’ -- New Statesman
‘Each event becomes real, in one breath fascinating with medical detail, in the next an emotional contraction. Elegant in its metaphors, this book is about memory, how it shapes us, and what we choose to pass on. If all that remains of us is the story we tell, then McGann’s narrative is an insightful, beautiful legacy’ -- The Irish Times
‘Flesh and Blood is living drama extracted like buried treasure from old documents and the hand-me-down stories of his relatives. I couldn't put it down’ -- Jenny Agutter

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      Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
      Publication Date: 25/01/2018
      ISBN13: 9781471160813, 978-1471160813
      ISBN10: 1471160815
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      ‘Powerful and affecting’ Mail on Sunday

      ‘Flesh and Blood is living drama extracted like buried treasure from old documents and the hand-me-down stories of his relatives. I couldn't put it down’Jenny Agutter

      'Intelligently structured and eloquently written, McGann’s book is a powerful homage to his family and Irish ancestry, to modern medicine and the welfare state.  Packed with lively anecdotes and insights on social history, Flesh and Blood is a humble human story with a majestic theme' Times Literary Supplement.
       
      'Drama and reality repeatedly intersect in unexpected ways in this powerful and revealing memoir' Mail on Sunday
       
      'Eloquent in its metaphors, this book is about memory, how it shapes us, and what we choose to pass on' Irish Times
       
      'With its mix of readable sci

      Trade Review
      ‘Drama and reality repeatedly intersect in unexpected ways in this powerful and revealing memoir’ -- Mail on Sunday
      ‘With its mix of readable science and passionate sensibility, Flesh and Blood is essentially an attempt to heal the old rift between science and art’ -- Radio Times
      ‘It is an artful, honest book, marked by the author’s clear-eyed examination of how his family’s lives were entwined with history’s often terrible markers’ -- New Statesman
      ‘Each event becomes real, in one breath fascinating with medical detail, in the next an emotional contraction. Elegant in its metaphors, this book is about memory, how it shapes us, and what we choose to pass on. If all that remains of us is the story we tell, then McGann’s narrative is an insightful, beautiful legacy’ -- The Irish Times
      ‘Flesh and Blood is living drama extracted like buried treasure from old documents and the hand-me-down stories of his relatives. I couldn't put it down’ -- Jenny Agutter

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