Blood of the Lamb: The Crossing

YOUNG ADULT FICTION FINALIST

Blood of the Lamb: The Crossing
Mandy Hager
Random House New Zealand
ISBN 978-1-86979-150-6 pb RRP $19.99
Target age 13+

This is the first book in a stunning new trilogy that follows the fate of Maryam and her unlikely companions – Joseph, Ruth and Lazarus. Set on a small island in the Pacific, where the elite control the population from a rotting cruise ship, this fast, suspenseful drama is underpinned by a powerful and moving story about love and loss.

Mandy Hager is a Wellington writer and educator. She won the LIANZA Esther Glen Award for Fiction in 2008 for her novel Smashed.  Mandy is married with two adult children.