Blood Tie

Blood Tie is a 1977 novel by American novelist Mary Lee Settle, published by Houghton Mifflin.[1] The novel, her eighth, won the 1978 National Book Award for Fiction.[2][3] With the award, Settle became the fourth woman to win the NBA in fiction out of 32 winners.[4]

For other uses of "Blood Ties", see Blood Ties (disambiguation).
Blood Tie
First edition cover
AuthorMary Lee Settle
Publication date
June 12, 1979
AwardsNational Book Award for Fiction (1978)

The novel explores the going-ons of expatriates in a hotel in Ceramos on the Turkish coast.[5] The characters in the novel are generally unlikable, and their foibles become the central focus of the novel's plot.[5][6] Settle wrote the novel after returning to West Virginia, from time abroad, first in England then Italy.[3]

Reception

Though initial reception of the novel was less than positive, Settle won the National Book Award and critical consensus treats the novel as a turning point in her critical reception.[7] The New York Times was generally positive about the book, writing that Settle "has done a remarkable job of capturing the [expatriate] culture that is, in a sense, the most important character in her book."[5] George Garret in the Dictionary of Literary Biography called the novel "clearly a virtuoso work."[3]

References
  1. "First Edition Points to identify Blood Tie by Mary Lee Settle". www.nbaward.com. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
  2. Crane, John Kenny (1990-01-01). "Mary Lee Settle, The Art of Fiction No. 116". Paris Review. No. 114. ISSN 0031-2037. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
  3. "Biography of Mary Lee Settle". www.wvwc.edu. Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
  4. "1978 - www.nbafictionblog.org - National Book Awards Fiction Winners". www.nbafictionblog.org. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
  5. Broyard, Anatole (August 18, 1977). "Books of The Times". The New York Times Books.
  6. "Book review -- Mary Lee Settle. BLOOD TIE". faculty.webster.edu. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
  7. Rosenberg, Brian C. (Summer 1989). "Mary Lee Settle and the Critics". Virginia Quarterly Review.
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