Blue Postcards
‘Ingenious’ —The Scotsman
‘At once song, poem, and scripture’ —Necessary Fiction
‘Seductively original, linguistically daring, almost dangerously immersive – with Blue Postcards, Douglas Bruton continues to build a deserved reputation as one of our most skilful storytellers. A real delight’ —Stephen May, author of the Costa shortlisted Life! Death! Prizes!
‘It is a story, unlike our ability to see colour, that haunts and intensifies rather than diminishes with time’ —Carmen Marcus, author of How Saints Die
‘This is a wonderful novella – not a word is wasted’ —Julie Corbin, author of A Lie For A Lie
‘The novel – and the magic blue Tekhelet thread that stitches it together – will stay with readers forever, leaving them in a more beautiful and coincidental world’ —Julia Nemirovskaya, poet, playwright and author