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About the Author

An influential literary critic, Lorna Sage taught English at British and American universities and was most recently professor of English at the University of East Anglia. Her previous books include Women in the House of Fiction, The Cambridge Guide to Women's Writing in English, and a short monograph on Angela Carter.

Praise for Bad Blood: A Memoir…

“Shockingly frank, but also witty, passionate, and utterly lacking self-pity — and surprisingly uplifting.”
-Kirkus Reviews

“Magnificent. . . . A superb memoir of a daughter of the 1950s who got knocked up, but not knocked down.”
-Maureen Corrigan, National Public Radio's Fresh Air

“In Bad Blood, [Sage] has written a classic.”
-New York Review of Books

“Deeply affecting and beautifully written.”
-People

“Extraordinary… Should stand out for its combination of powerful writing, wicked black humor and social history.”
-Publishers Weekly Daily

“An award-winning memoir of courageous escape.”
-Harper's Bazaar

“Deserves to become a classic.”
-The Independent (London)

“Deserves special notice… The intensely personal story will resonate with more than just Anglophiles.”
-Booklist