Audrey Thomas' first novelóa woman from the inside. Of the writing of this novel Thomas has said, "Women are at last beginning to talk about their bodies, not only among themselves, but also in print. When I began writing Mrs. Blood. this was not the case.AKAKOther titles by Thomas available from Talonbooks:AKAKLatakia AKReal Mothers AKSongs my Mother Taught Me AKAK--------------------------------------------------------------------------------AKAKISBN 0-88922-319-X; $18.95 Canada / $14.95 U.

S.A.AKrev. © 1992; 220 pp; 4th printingAKAKAK--------------------------------------------------------------------------------AKAKMrs. Blood wears her nerve ends outside her skin like an updated Katherine Mansfield heroineóand responds intensely to her external environment and to her subconscious. The effect is to create a vivid impression of a personality in crisis. A spectacular tour de force, this. "AKóNew York Times Book ReviewAKAKAKAK--------------------------------------------------------------------------------AKAKAKTo order Talonbooks.