The Snakes

by Sadie Jones

Book Overview

One of Washington Post's Best Books of 2019

"The Snakes is many things--a parable and an ancient drama where a father's greed devours his children, a police procedural, an avid take on tabloid venality, and a bitter comedy, superbly observed, where behind a woman's eyes she is 'all movement inside herself, like a wasp in a glass.' I admit that I'm still shaken by parts of this novel. Sadie Jones writes with pitiless...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0062897020
• ISBN13: 9780062897022
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: Harper
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 5.7" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

The Snakes

A book about family secrets, money, and death. The death of a family member brings long lost secrets to life. I just hoped the "secrets" would have been more exciting, but over all a good fast read.