The Dead Don't Bleed by Neil Rollinson #literature

The Dead Don't Bleed by Neil Rollinson #literatureSet against elemental landscapes the dying coalfields of Northumberland and the barren wastelands of Andalusia The Dead Dont Bleed is an unflinching exploration of fraternal rivalry, family trauma and the lasting effects of a violent patriarchy. Frank Bridge turned his back on his familys gangland conflicts in Northumberland decades ago. His brother, Gordon, fled to Spain with the proceeds of a disastrously botched robbery and has not been heard from

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and Oscar Wilde

mist-cloaked romantasy

The gang end up travelling to the very ends of existence

Capturing the flavour of Renaissance-style binding at its zenith

draw on and draw through in anxious times

In May 2022

and the tree at Sycamore Gap

the most alluring character of all: contradictory

mind-bending masterpiece: a sci-fi pastiche and a Utopian fantasy novel ingeniously woven together

letters and drawings

We learn their fancy Latin names