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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... pull out the chair next to him and sit down. 'Dad, if she reads one of my books to the twins, will you make sure I get it back?' 'What?' He swallows almost painfully and shakes his head. 'Oh.' He looks surprised I'm here. 'Yes, it's ...
... pull out the chair next to him and sit down. 'Dad, if she reads one of my books to the twins, will you make sure I get it back?' 'What?' He swallows almost painfully and shakes his head. 'Oh.' He looks surprised I'm here. 'Yes, it's ...
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... . I wait for him to say something different, but him dun. Tonight, Da comes in, pulling the smell of the sea behind him. I say, 'Tell me what happened to Barney.' Him dun speak. 'You just want me to broider. You never cared for.
... . I wait for him to say something different, but him dun. Tonight, Da comes in, pulling the smell of the sea behind him. I say, 'Tell me what happened to Barney.' Him dun speak. 'You just want me to broider. You never cared for.
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... pulling me in there with you!' Him gets hims coat and stamps off outside, hollers that him is off to the peat pits to do something useful, and the door bangs shut behind him. Even without him here I keep on saying, 'Tell me tell me tell ...
... pulling me in there with you!' Him gets hims coat and stamps off outside, hollers that him is off to the peat pits to do something useful, and the door bangs shut behind him. Even without him here I keep on saying, 'Tell me tell me tell ...
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