Hand of Blood was published in July 2009 by Barrington Stoke, the specialists in books for reluctant readers.
Isn't it wonderful, the way we can make our own bodies do what we ask them to? Putting one foot in front of the other, catching a ball, even speaking - it's easy to forget just how amazing that is, because we do it all the time. I suppose we only notice when things begin to go wrong. When we miss our step, or stammer, or drop the easy catch - then, suddenly, our bodies can seem like strangers to us. At last we understand what a miracle the human body is. But by that time it's too late. We've lost control. The body has ideas of its own...
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