The Little Snake

This is the story of Mary, a young girl born in a beautiful city full of rose gardens and fluttering kites. When she is still very small, Mary meets Lanmo, a shining golden snake, who becomes her very best friend.

The snake visits Mary many times, he sees her city change and become sadder as bombs drop and war creeps in. He sees Mary and her family leave their home, he sees her grow up and fall in love. But Lanmo knows that the day will come when he can no longer visit Mary, when his destiny will break them apart, and he wonders whether having a friend can possibly be worth the pain of knowing you will lose them.

From one of Britain's most gifted and celebrated writers, The Little Snake is a magical and deeply moving fable about the journey we all take through life, about love and family, about war and resilience, about how we live in this world, and how we leave it.

Author: A. L. Kennedy
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Canongate Books
Published: 10/01/2019
Pages: 128
Weight: 0.2lbs
Size: 6.80h x 4.30w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781786893871

About the Author
A.L. Kennedy has twice been selected as one of Granta's Best of Young British Novelists and has won a host of other awards, including the Costa Book of the Year for her novel Day. She lives in London and is a part-time lecturer in creative writing at the University of Warwick.

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