Jess Richards' Snake Ropes, book published by Sceptre. Extracts. Mary. We're at the top of the cliffs at the path what leads down to the beach. Stars are scattered all the way down to the horizon. The fishing boats are tied up to the cleat posts and in the dark them look like . · Snake Ropes is Jess Richards' debut, and it's one of the most original, exciting first novels I've read in quite some time. Set entirely on an extremely remote island somewhere off the coast of Scotland (the exact location is hinted at but remains obscure, much like the time period in which the story takes place), it depicts a tiny community sustained by traditional trade with the 'tall men' who visit /5. About Jess Richards. Welcome to my website. I’m Jess Richards, the author of Snake Ropes, which was longlisted for the Green Carnation Prize and shortlisted for the Costa First Novel award, and the Scottish Book Awards. My second novel, Cooking with Bones, was published in Both novels are published by Sceptre, who have also published my third novel, City of Circles, in August
Snake Ropes by Jess Richards - review. T he ties that bind us together - and those that tear us apart - is the theme threaded throughout this visceral, evocative debut novel. Survival is all. Jess Richards is the author of three literary fiction novels; Snake Ropes, Cooking with Bones and City of Circles. These are published in the UK by Sceptre. Her academic background is in Visual Performance and Performance Writing. Her artistic works combine artistic methods and creative writing and she has recently successfully completed a. Snake Ropes by Jess Richards - review. A risky fairytale debut set on the edge of the map. Hirta, the largest of the St Kilda islands. Photograph: Murdo Macleod Snake Ropes has two first.
With its startling story, its mesmerising language and its vivid vision of unknown lands, Snake Ropes brings to mind writers such as Angela Carter and Margaret Atwood. From the islanders' subtle creole to their myths of sea and sky and earth, Jess Richards has nurtured a remarkable community, their home glimpsed in the sea-mist like a new Avalon, and this novel of dark secrets and lost innocence stands out as one of the most stunningly original debuts in many years. Snake Ropes is Jess Richards' debut, and it's one of the most original, exciting first novels I've read in quite some time. Set entirely on an extremely remote island somewhere off the coast of Scotland (the exact location is hinted at but remains obscure, much like the time period in which the story takes place), it depicts a tiny community sustained by traditional trade with the 'tall men' who visit from the mainland. Snake Ropes by Jess Richards – review. Jess Richards's tale of family ties, superstition and isolation tugs at the heartstrings. Anita Sethi. @ anitasethi.
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