Only with Blood

'Beautifully written, with crisscrossing, captivating storylines, 'Only With Blood' reveals tenderness and trauma, accompanied by welcome touches of transformation. A great read!' - Catherine Campbell

Jack Flynn, strong and aggressive, but slowly dying of tuberculosis on his farm in Tipperary in the Republic of Ireland, decides to acquire - buy - a young wife who can bear him sons to inherit his family's land.

His choice, Caitlin Spillane, is less than half his age, attractive and intelligent, and resents bitterly the obedience that is forced upon her. When Donal Kelly, a young firebrand and IRA activist, arrives in the village, he is determined to liberate Caitlin from her unloved husband - by any means.

A novel set against the struggle for the heart of Ireland in the Second World War.

Thérèse Down retired as the Head of English in a SixthForm College, in 2018, and taught English Literature and Language for almost thirty years, in a range of schools and colleges. Presently, she isa full time PhD student at a Russell Group University, while continuingto work as a novelist. She is the author of Only with Blood and The End of Law.