The Snakes
Book description
Read the all-consuming story of a family whose worst sins come back to bite them from the #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of The Outcast
'A menacing beautifully written novel' Guardian
'Unsettling, thought-provoking' Heat
Bea and Dan, recently married, rent out their tiny flat to escape London for a few…
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1 author picked The Snakes as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
A dark psychological thriller, The Snakes is a study of greed, and how feelings of deprivation and jealousy can infect a family and destroy each of its members slowly and painfully, from the inside out. The novel is a slow-burn character portrait (versus, say, plot-driven adventure), but Sadie Jones does a terrific job of pulling you into the story and ratcheting up the tension. In the novel, a recently married couple rents out their London apartment to escape for a few months. Driving through France, they visit the wife’s brother at a hotel he runs. When their parents make a…
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