Snake

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My life is about to begin. This is the only thought in Irene's head on the day she marries a handsome Second World War veteran. But Irene is restless and rebellious, dangerously bored by her life as a farmer's wife. As they raise children and crops, watch the sky for rain and dream of other lives, the tension between them builds and builds. Meanwhile, Girlie, their watchful, thoughtful, fish-out-of-water daughter, is hatching escape plans of her own. Kate Jennings's black humour and pared-back prose, at once understated and rich in startling imagery, resonate long after the final unnerving chapter. Set within a parched, uniquely Australian landscape, Snake is a modern classic.

Author Bio

Kate Jennings grew up in Australia and has lived in New York City since 1979. She is the author of a number of volumes of poetry, essays and short stories. Her novels are Snake and Moral Hazard, which won the 2003 NSW Premier's Literary Award for Fiction and the 2004 South Australian Festival Award for Fiction.