Brian Moore’s tense drama focuses on the personal effects of The Troubles, the period of conflict in Northern Ireland from the late 1960s to 1998
The Colour of Blood
Written by Brian Moore
- Shortlisted
- The Booker Prize 1987
- Published by Jonathan Cape
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Brian Moore’s gripping political thriller. Somewhere in an unnamed Eastern bloc country, someone is out to silence Cardinal Bern…
Who is after him? Is it the Secret Police, or - more shockingly - fanatical Catholic activists who believe that Bern has finally compromised himself too far? After narrowly escaping an assassination attempt, Bern is abducted by sinister, anonymous men, and spirited away to a safe-house against his will. Evading his unknown captors, no longer sure who to trust, Bern realises that he alone can avert the revolution that threatens to tear his country apart.
Brian Moore
Brian Moore was born in Belfast. His novels The Doctor's Wife, The Colour of Blood and Lies of Silence were all shortlisted for the Booker Prize
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