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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... with the twins.' 'Thanks. But Dad, could I talk to you—' 'Good. Very good.' He doesn't look at me as he leaves the kitchen. I put on a block of peat, stoke up the fire in the range. Pick up a bucket and go out of the back.
... with the twins.' 'Thanks. But Dad, could I talk to you—' 'Good. Very good.' He doesn't look at me as he leaves the kitchen. I put on a block of peat, stoke up the fire in the range. Pick up a bucket and go out of the back.
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A Novel Jess Richards. Pick up a bucket and go out of the back door to the well in our garden. And back into the kitchen and pour and pour back to the well back to the kitchen and pour – fill four huge pans with water. Put them all on ...
A Novel Jess Richards. Pick up a bucket and go out of the back door to the well in our garden. And back into the kitchen and pour and pour back to the well back to the kitchen and pour – fill four huge pans with water. Put them all on ...
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... picks up a bowl, ladles in the chicken stew, sits down and fills hims mouth with it so there's no room for any answers to come out. I've thought really hard about how to get an answer out of Da's head and I think I can do it with just ...
... picks up a bowl, ladles in the chicken stew, sits down and fills hims mouth with it so there's no room for any answers to come out. I've thought really hard about how to get an answer out of Da's head and I think I can do it with just ...
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