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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... says, 'It's best to carry on as usual,' before him takes up the nets and leaves. 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 ...
... says, 'It's best to carry on as usual,' before him takes up the nets and leaves. 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 ...
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... says the waves are white and high, which means the sea's too full of wind and danger for fishing. I practise while I get dressed and while I wash my face and tie back my hair, and the more I say it I know I can keep saying it because I ...
... says the waves are white and high, which means the sea's too full of wind and danger for fishing. I practise while I get dressed and while I wash my face and tie back my hair, and the more I say it I know I can keep saying it because I ...
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... say it louder, 'Tell me tell me tell me.' Him leans over me, says, 'Forget Barney and get on with your broideries. What's wrong with you? You're skittering in some kind of madness and you'll not be pulling me in there with you!' Him ...
... say it louder, 'Tell me tell me tell me.' Him leans over me, says, 'Forget Barney and get on with your broideries. What's wrong with you? You're skittering in some kind of madness and you'll not be pulling me in there with you!' Him ...
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