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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Someone wipes a cold cloth over my forehead. The back door slams in the distance. 'Mam,' my voice says, 'can you see Barney?' Da's voice is loud in my ear, 'Mary, you're in a fever. Mam's buried.' 'No ... no ... no.
Him looks like someone I dun even know. Da folds hims arms. 'You're through the worst of it. I need to go fishing so we can eat – the tall men'll be coming back in a week or so. Is tha' all right, but?' 'Aye Da, you go, ...
There's always loads of rice because someone keeps leaving it outside our gate and you let Dad out to bring it in, but we never talk about it. I ask, but you won't tell me.' She said, 'I don't want to talk about rice, and you, ...
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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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