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SHORTLISTED FOR THE ENCORE AWARD

Peggy Kirkpatrick has been talking about a baby called Eleanor.

But no one has heard of Eleanor, and Peggy has dementia. She gets confused and most of the time she doesn't make any sense, except to her granddaughter, Aggie.

Determined to unravel the mystery of Peggy's past, Aggie begins to search. But as curiosity turns to obsession, the drive for truth starts to threaten her marriage, her family, and her already fragile mind



Trade Review
I ADORED Snake Road. Couldn't put it aside...so gentle and wise and uniquely observed. There can't be another Scottish novel, or indeed contemporary one, I will like more this year... a brilliant and beautifully written novel * Alan Warner *
A deeply humane tale of memory, loss and the struggle to understand a family’s past * Metro *
The “sacred geometry” of ageing and the timeless measuring out of love are what sustain this subtle, beautiful book * Guardian *
A brilliantly perceptive novel of loss and love * Scotsman *
Writing of this extraordinary quality and depth is only ever to be welcomed, embraced and, hopefully, suitably rewarded * Scotland on Sunday *

Snake Road

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    A Paperback by Sue Peebles

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      Publisher: Vintage Publishing
      Publication Date: 11/6/2014 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780099575849, 978-0099575849
      ISBN10: 0099575841

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      SHORTLISTED FOR THE ENCORE AWARD

      Peggy Kirkpatrick has been talking about a baby called Eleanor.

      But no one has heard of Eleanor, and Peggy has dementia. She gets confused and most of the time she doesn't make any sense, except to her granddaughter, Aggie.

      Determined to unravel the mystery of Peggy's past, Aggie begins to search. But as curiosity turns to obsession, the drive for truth starts to threaten her marriage, her family, and her already fragile mind



      Trade Review
      I ADORED Snake Road. Couldn't put it aside...so gentle and wise and uniquely observed. There can't be another Scottish novel, or indeed contemporary one, I will like more this year... a brilliant and beautifully written novel * Alan Warner *
      A deeply humane tale of memory, loss and the struggle to understand a family’s past * Metro *
      The “sacred geometry” of ageing and the timeless measuring out of love are what sustain this subtle, beautiful book * Guardian *
      A brilliantly perceptive novel of loss and love * Scotsman *
      Writing of this extraordinary quality and depth is only ever to be welcomed, embraced and, hopefully, suitably rewarded * Scotland on Sunday *

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