Nine Pints

To reveal humanity’s relationship to blood, journalist Rose George takes you to World War II London and to contemporary rural Nepal, where traditions dictate that society must shun menstruating women. She unveils revolutionary blood products that might extend life. George discusses the fascinating history, myths and, most tellingly for her, marketplaces of blood and blood products.

The New York Times marvels that Nine Pints “demonstrate[s]…a no-nonsense briskness on the page; a forensic zeal; a potent moral sensibility.” The Wall Street Journal found this “a compelling chronicle, displaying an engaging prose style as well as welcome moments of righteous indignation.“ It’s no accident that reviewers cite George’s strong sense of morality. She wants you to feel the outrage at injustice and greed that she feels.