Of Smoke Flesh and Bone

'There is prayer on these pages; there is prayer, wisdom, tenderness and humanity. God bless this talented writer.'

'Pushcart Prize nominated Abigail George's third poetry collection is a passionate meditation on life and its attendant confusion and suffering. Forty poems explore mental illness, elusive love, and the challenging mother-daughter relationship, as dominant themes. It is a good addition to any literary book shelf.'

'Abigail George's poetry is fluid. She utilizes sensory vehicles to convey images both stark and subliminal. Her craft is sombre and at the same time a breath of fresh air. '

"as long as writing restores me to sanity I will keep living towards the light of doing good. On the move from the "sharks in the early, early, early morning" over a family of fellow-writers and -thinkers, to the hospital bed, to mother, father, sister, brother, and lonely cups of tea - the poems in this book are soldiers for the "spiritual warfare of art". Columns of words stream like a running commentary during a rugby or soccer match - except that the adversaries here are experiences and feelings, injuries and hopes; and the field is that delicate pitch between heart and head, with the pen batting to keep that field from being either flooded or scorched by both inner and outer weathers. A brave and intense lyrical battle for identity, sanity and love."