Snake Ropes: A NovelSet on an isolated island off the Scottish coast, in a community run by women who are in awe of a mysterious structure called the Thrashing House, the novel is narrated by two teenage girls in very different circumstances. Mary is doing her best to protect her younger brother, Barney, as the island’s sons are mysteriously disappearing. Morgan is scheming to escape the prison her parents have made of their home. The two girls unite, each on a desperate mission in which secrets will be revealed and lives changed forever. |
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Barney grumbles loud in the cupboard so I call out, 'Now dun fret, you'll not be shut in the dark for long, it's just till them've gone.' The tall men dun move to speak to one another. Silent as shadows, everyone says, but when the tall ...
... but there's no Barney. Back in the main room I check the cupboard again and under the table. I open the trapdoor in the floor and climb down the ladder into the storm room. Light a candle and check in the shadows. Nothing.
'We have to go,' says one, shadows in hims eyes. The tall men load up thems boats, like I'm not here. I clamber over the boxes and check each boat, all the baskets, every sack. There's nothing being loaded but fish and flour, ...
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User Review - bongobash - LibraryThingIt took me longer than it would take me to read another book because of the slow start. I thought it could of been a very good story except questions weren't answered. I wanted to know more about the ... Read full review
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User Review - passion4reading - LibraryThingMary shares a cottage with her fisherman father and little brother Barney on a small island just off the edge of the map after the death of her mother. Traders from the mainland visit the island ... Read full review
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| Title | Snake Ropes: A Novel |
| Author | Jess Richards |
| Publisher | Harper Collins, 2012 |
| ISBN | 1443410160, 9781443410168 |
| Length | 352 pages |
| Subjects | › Fiction / General |
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