Blood (2011) is a novel by Australian author Tony Birch. It was shortlisted for the 2012 Miles Franklin Award.
The novel follows a family in crisis, breaking down under the weight of family violence, drugs, lost opportunities, and general neglect.
Conrad Walters in The Sydney Morning Herald found the novel to build to a compelling last third but was let down a little by a hurried ending.
Ed Wright, in The Australian, considered it an "absorbing and endearing tale of children in adversity".