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Snake Ropes
Jess Richards
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Description for Snake Ropes
Paperback. Stunning fiction in the vein of Angela Carter and Margaret Atwood from debut author Jess Richards. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 242.
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2012 COSTA FIRST NOVEL AWARD
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.
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Weight
242g
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781444737851
SKU
V9781444737851
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50
About Jess Richards
Jess Richards was born in Wales in 1972, and grew up too fast in south west Scotland where she lived with her English parents and three brothers, watching the ferry boats going to and from Northern Ireland. She left home at 17, went over the border to England, and lived for a year in Carlisle, before moving to Devon. She ... Read more
Reviews for Snake Ropes
Jess Richards's debut is a cornucopia of secrets and surprises, written in a bright, sassy style. The author is exuberantly inventive in creating a bitter-sweet world of magical transformations.
Independent
Visceral, evocative . . . haunted by the influence of Angela Carter and Margaret Atwood.
Observer
A terrific story, quirky and wildly original.
Joanne Harris ... Read more
Independent
Visceral, evocative . . . haunted by the influence of Angela Carter and Margaret Atwood.
Observer
A terrific story, quirky and wildly original.
Joanne Harris ... Read more