NEWS

July 2008

The Long Delirious Burning Blue was 'most recommended read' by Vulpes Libris blogger Moira Briggs on The Book Depository website: 'A simply superb debut novel, beautifully and intelligently written with a terrific sense of place and a clutch of engaging, believable characters.' http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/WEBSITE/WWW/WEBPAGES
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March 2008

22/4/08

My 'Top Ten Books' for lyrical prose is The Book Depository's selection for their 'Tuesday Top Ten' books this week. See it at http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/WEBSITE/WWW/
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24/3/08

The Long Delirious Burning Blue has been nominated for the 2008 Saltire Scottish Book of the Year Award.

23/3/08

The Long Delirious Burning Blue was reviewed in The Independent on Sunday on March 23:

'... Hugely potent. A tribute to the art of storytelling that is itself an affecting and inspiring story.'

10/3/08

The Long Delirious Burning Blue has received a couple of great reviews recently.

Tom Adair reviewed it for The Scotsman, saying: ‘It is that rarity, a first novel that smacks of not merely confidence, but authority, a sense that the story is true and clearly envisioned, with the technique to make it seem seamless, dynamic and written with verve and a care for the English language … The ending is powerful (reminiscent of The English Patient), filmic, and achieving the kind of symmetry that novels often aspire to, but rarely reach.’ Tom Adair, The Scotsman

You can read the full review at: http://living.scotsman.com/books/Soaring-above-doubt.3808436.jp

Jennie Renton reviewed it in The Scottish Review of Books, calling it: ‘… a cleverly-woven presentation of how violence and lies within a family work down the generations.’ Scottish Review of Books

A review on the Vulpes Libris blog said:

'It’s almost impossible to believe that The Long Delirious Burning Blue, published by Two Ravens Press, is a first novel. Sharon Blackie’s spare but elegant prose style seems to belong to a far more experienced writer. She evokes both the seared beauty of the desert landscapes and the rain-soaked mystery of the Scottish mountains with equal skill, weaving them into the fabric of the story ... The psychological and emotional journeys of both women are observed and told with an unsentimental but sympathetic accuracy which makes The Long Delirious Burning Blue compulsively readable ... This is an astoundingly accomplished novel which will live on in your mind long after you’ve read the final paragraph.'

For the full review, see the following link:

http://vulpeslibris.wordpress.com/2008/03/07/the-long-delirious-burning-blue-by-sharon-blackie/

There is also a great review on Lizzy Siddal's book blog:

'The different ways in which the same event can be observed and the story told is a main theme.It’s a magical tale with a poignant ending. And just when I thought I’d recognised in it the flightpath of Cat and Laura’s relationship, a sudden tailspin delivers a clever, unexpected, but satisfying conclusion.'

The full review is at the following link:

http://lizzysiddal.wordpress.com/2008/02/14/the-long-delirious-burning-blue-sharon-blackie/