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Where the Serpent Lives

Where the Serpent Lives

by RuthPadel (Author)

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    Paperback 2010

    $13.46
Synopsis

Why is Rosamund so paralyzed by Tyler and his secrets? The whole world was once in love with her. Now, married to the dangerously charismatic Tyler, estranged from her conservationist father, despairing of her teenage son's silences, she feels completely alone. Revisiting the almost forgotten world of her Indian childhood may help, but can her family survive the changes she must make to save herself? Ruth Padel, acclaimed for her brilliant nature writing, has set her captivating debut novel in London, Devon and the jungles of India. But at its heart is a family in crisis. Where the Serpent Lives is a beautifully evocative tale for our times about love, science, renewal, and the place of wild nature in human lives, from one of our finest poets.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 320
 Publisher: Little, Brown
Published: 04 Feb 2010
ISBN 10: 1408702029
ISBN 13: 9781408702024
Book Overview: * A compelling and evocative novel about love, family and betrayal from the author of TIGERS IN RED WEATHER

Media Reviews
I didn't want to stop reading the book once I'd started, mainly because of Padel's fiercely brilliant way of noticing. She has a great sense of myth and an exquisite way of telling a story Andrew O' Hagan 'An intensely readable parable of love and fear' Daily Mail 'The prose is often beautiful, as one would expect of a writer tipped as a future poet laureate' The Times 'Compelling ... Where the Serpent Lives is a novel you will not lightly forget' Guardian
Author Bio
Ruth Padel is an award-winning poet, journalist and broadcaster - and has been shortlisted several times for the Whitbread and T.S. Eliot prizes. She lives in North London with her daughter.