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Mysterious and beautiful
An absolutly fantastic journey. It didn't give anything away until it had to and left me guessing most of the book. The landscape is so vivid and beautiful... READ MORE
Snake Ropes
There's something very Margaret Atwood-y about Snake Ropes. The location and setting are both disticntingly 'other', and remain so. Not a lot is spelled ou... READ MORE
Synopsis
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2012 COSTA FIRST NOVEL AWARD ON AN ISLAND OFF THE EDGE OF THE MAP, BOYS ARE DISAPPEARING. The day the tall men come from the mainland to trade, Mary's little brother goes missing. She needs to find him. She needs to know a secret that no-one else can tell her. Jess Richards' stunning debut will show you crows who become statues and sisters who get tangled in each other's hair, keys that talk and ghosts who demand to be buried. She combines a page-turning narrative and a startlingly original voice with the creation and subversion of myths.
Publisher information
- Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- ISBN: 9781444737837
- Number of pages: 352
- Dimensions: 230 x 159 x 31 mm
- Weight: 473g