Nothing But the Blood

By Ruth Gunter Mitchell

Ruth Gunter Mitchell's Nothing but the Blood is a hard-hitting yet spiritually uplifting story of one woman's wanton and self-destructive life in the Deep South of America, as told through her eyes... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1419615378
• ISBN13: 9781419615375
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: Booksurge Publishing
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Wonderful Southern book

I don't even know how to begin to say how much I enjoyed this book. How does one describe Inny, who seems to be just evil, and sometimes she really is. But why? Maybe she is the way she is because of the way life has treated her. Things that happened that she never told her family. I found myself crying for her & wishing that her family could understand why she did the things that she did & why she acted towards people in such a detestible way. Just read this book.

A dark journey

This book illuminates the life of someone who seems evil for evil's sake. That's at first glance. While no excuses are offered by the author or the character for the deeds done, layer after layer of this mean-spirited woman are removed until we see into the dark depths of her, and learn what she harbors there. Told in three points of view, the first two take us to the edge of the precipice while the third plunges us headlong into the hard facts of life. Skillfully handled by Mrs. Mitchell, the characters live on the page and in our minds long after the last page is turned. Aunt Inny is a character worth getting to know, and one to be reckoned with. I look forward to other works by this new author.

What a story. Thanks for sharing it with us

True Southern fiction at its best. Think Ann Rivers Siddons with a little Fanny Flagg thrown in for good measure. Humorous while at the same time endearing. Everyone with a connetion to the south will see someone from their own family within the story. Terrific story, endearing characters, and a perfect description of the "old South." I can't wait for another one. Thanks Ruth Ann for a great read.

Meet a character that you will never forget

When you read Ruth Gunter Mitchell's Nothing But the Blood, you will discover a character that you will never forget-- Aunt Inny. She is a woman who cusses like a sailor, drinks like a fish, and harbors secrets so disturbing that you can't even imagine, all in an era when real "ladies" knew better. In the tradition of great southern writers, Mitchell has created a character who is real, deeply flawed, and multi-faceted. Mitchell doesn't sugar coat any aspect of life in the South during the turbulent times when racism reigned. This book will break your heart while you devour every page from beginning to end. By using multiple narrators, the reader gets a more accurate picture of what life is like when Aunt Inny is around. Mitchell flawlesslly weaves a tale of a tortured soul and the havoc she wreaks on the lives of all of those around her. This is a book that you won't be able to put down!

gritty,realistic

I myself, am a native of Anniston, Alabama, and Ruth Mitchell has captured the essence of what it was like to grow up there with a no holds barred, gritty,realism,that is dead on.The legasy of bigotry,the lingering distrust of all things "yankee",as well as pride and devotion to family.Like Rick bragg, Mitchell is a keen observer of the human condition,and speaks of it in a simple, straight-forward way,that is at times shocking,and yet compelling.this is a book that can make you un-comfortable,yet you can't stop reading,which is quite an achievement.i enjoyed it thoroughly. Michael Bruce