Snake Road

The new novel from the author of The Death of Lomond Friel - winner of the Saltire First Book Award and the Scottish First Book AwardSHORTLISTED FOR THE ENCORE AWARDPeggy 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...

Short-listed for Encore Award 2014 (UK)

“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”

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

Sue Peebles was born in Arbroath in 1955. She spent some of her childhood in Detroit before returning to Scotland, where she now lives. Since graduating in Psychology she has worked as a researcher, social worker and university teacher. Her first novel, The Death of Lomond Friel, won the Scottish First Book Award and the Saltire First Book Award, and was shortlisted for Scottish Book of the Year.

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