- Paperback: 448 pages
- Publisher: Harper Perennial; Original edition (Oct 5 2009)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0061715425
- ISBN-13: 978-0061715426
- Product Dimensions: 20.6 x 16.5 x 2.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 259 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,553,962 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Based on a true story—a brilliant, compelling, and provocative novel of the roots of terrorism and the perils of the immigration experience set in turn-of-the-century London
On December 16, 1910, three unarmed London policemen were killed by a gang of Latvian revolutionaries. Among the most sensational crimes of the era, the Houndsditch Murders sparked an unprecedented manhunt across the capital, and then exploded into the gunfight that entered history as the Siege of Sidney Street. Hundreds of heavily armed soldiers, assembled by then home-secretary Winston Churchill, descended upon the gang. After hours of bloody battle, the police broke into the hideout and discovered the corpses of two men. The ringleader they had expected to find—an urbane and charismatic revolutionary known as Peter the Painter—had mysteriously vanished, along with his mistress, Rivka, a young refugee and Yiddish music hall singer.
Based on a compelling true story, A Storm in the Blood is a gripping tale filled with strange and disturbing echoes, violence, ethnic unrest, political subterfuge, and terrorism—as shocking today as the original events were in 1910.
About the Author
Jon Stephen Fink is the author of the novel Further Adventures, which has just been re-issued by Harper Perennial in an edition newly revised by the author. His poetry has been published in the Chicago Review and The New York Quarterly, among other magazines. Born in Philadelphia and raised in Los Angeles, he now lives in Great Britain, where he is working on his sixth novel, The Return of The Green Ray.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Aetiology of Terrorism,
By Une Soirée De La Sémiotique "Philology" (London, UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: A Storm In The Blood: A Novel (Paperback)
Fink's Storm in the Blood is a tranquil masterpiece of literary observation and meticulous research. Tranquil as it is (or would appear at least to the reader) effortless, direct, and without a belletrist's pretensions in its pure pursuit to convey deep meaning with eyes wide open to a society which at times appears to hover towards a state of oblivion with eyes wide shut (and I include myself in this in respect of entertainment ... Panem et Circenses: I, too, like my fanfares, explosions, et al.). The content however is by no means of the type one would ever refer to as tranquil. The work presents us with an aetiology of terrorism, its causality ... evil begets evil ... look in the mirror and smile ... what do you get back from the mirror(?). Style and content are juxtaposed perfectly, compassionately, the brevitas of Fink's wording is equal to Hemingway's efforts at concentration (and editing), and, I believe, he exceeds this brevitas by being less self-indulgent as a writer. He writes with the reader in mind. As of page one I was being guided rather than being goaded into reading more and more. It's impossible to put down this book. As of page one your inner ears grow bigger until, at the very end, you feel that you have learnt to listen properly to the clarity Fink gives you, to the clarity you had inside of you all the time. I doff my hat to this author! - A few points I noticed re modern/contemporary writing: 1) Fink does not patronize the reader with abbreviated sentences and chapters designed to be consumed as an entertainment-aside at the airport or on the toilet like the works - dare I describe them like that? - of the Dan-Brownish loo-ilk (although, I am sure, that if you read this in said locations you'll get quite a lot out of it). 2) He avoids the plus quam perfectum (pluperfect/past perfect ... forgive me: I'm a philologian, always on the lookout for good writing) to give the reader a perfect sense of immediacy, just as much as he inserts the present tense occasionally to drive home the work's urgency, so very valid now. 3) The structure of the work does not adhere to the Classical resolution 3-5/4-5 or the Golden Section in literature ... the structure - and this is meant to keep our attention right to the very end ( ¡ and it does ! ) - equates to a vectorial 5/5, i.e. the reader's concentration is engaged right to the very end. - Well done! To me this is a 5 out of 5.
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4.8 out of 5 stars (4 customer reviews) 1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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An Etiology Of Terrorism,
By Une Soirée De La Sémiotique "Philology" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: A Storm In The Blood: A Novel (Paperback)
Fink's Storm in the Blood is a tranquil masterpiece of literary observation and meticulous research. Tranquil as it is (or would appear at least to the reader) effortless, direct, and without a belletrist's pretensions in its pure pursuit to convey deep meaning with eyes wide open to a society which at times appears to hover towards a state of oblivion with eyes wide shut (and I include myself in this in respect of entertainment ... Panem et Circenses: I, too, like my fanfares, explosions, et al.). The content however is by no means of the type one would ever refer to as tranquil. The work presents us with an aetiology of terrorism, its causality ... evil begets evil ... look in the mirror and smile ... what do you get back from the mirror(?). Style and content are juxtaposed perfectly, compassionately, the brevitas of Fink's wording is equal to Hemingway's efforts at concentration (and editing), and, I believe, he exceeds this brevitas by being less self-indulgent as a writer. He writes with the reader in mind. As of page one I was being guided rather than being goaded into reading more and more. It's impossible to put down this book. As of page one your inner ears grow bigger until, at the very end, you feel that you have learnt to listen properly to the clarity Fink gives you, to the clarity you had inside of you all the time. I doff my hat to this author! - A few points I noticed re modern/contemporary writing: 1) Fink does not patronize the reader with abbreviated sentences and chapters designed to be consumed as an entertainment-aside at the airport or on the toilet like the works - dare I describe them like that? - of the Dan-Brownish loo-ilk (although, I am sure, that if you read this in said locations you'll get quite a lot out of it). 2) He avoids the plus quam perfectum (pluperfect/past perfect ... forgive me: I'm a philologian, always on the lookout for good writing) to give the reader a perfect sense of immediacy, just as much as he inserts the present tense occasionally to drive home the work's urgency, so very valid now. 3) The structure of the work does not adhere to the Classical resolution 3-5/4-5 or the Golden Section in literature ... the structure - and this is meant to keep our attention right to the very end ( ¡ and it does ! ) - equates to a vectorial 5/5, i.e. the reader's concentration is engaged right to the very end. - Well done! To me this is a 5 out of 5.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
History through human experience,
By Rae Fink - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: A Storm In The Blood: A Novel (Paperback)
A detailed description of the repercussions of a marginal existence. The pain and sense of dislocation were palpable. Well done, Jon S. Fink
5.0 out of 5 stars
great book,
By bigfink - Published on Amazon.com
What a great read. To take a minor, historical incident over 100 years past and weave a great novel about that incident with full character and plot development is a talent. Look forward to more of Mr. Fink's books
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