Snake Ropes - Rilegato

Richards, Jess

 
9781444737837: Snake Ropes

Sinossi

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.

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Recensione

'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

'A terrific story, quirky and wildly original.' --Joanne Harris

'A mystical book where a harsh self-sufficient lifestyle meets myths, legends and magic . . . an unusual, haunting debut novel.' --TheBookBag.co.uk

Descrizione del libro

Stunning fiction debut in the vein of Angela Carter and Margaret Atwood.

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