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Grasshopper

Ruth Rendell

2002392 pagesabout 6–9 hours
2002
first published
  • 2000Harmony Books · 392 pages · ENGISBN 9780609607893
  • 2000Viking · 406 pages · ENGISBN 9780670891740
  • 2001Penguin · 535 pages · ENGISBN 9780140293029
  • 2001Paragon · 584 pages · ENGISBN 9780754023531
  • 2010Penguin Group UK · ENGISBN 9780141042275
  • 2002Vintage · 400 pages · ENGISBN 9780375726507
  • 2002Calmann-Lévy · 491 pagesISBN 9782702132623
  • 2000Books on Tape, Inc.ISBN 9780736656566

Clodagh Brown loved climbing. First it was trees. Later, as a teenager, she would scale the electrical pylons that tower over the English countryside like giant grasshoppers -- and share the experience with Daniel, her first lover. As a young woman she'd walk for miles over London's rooftops, peering through windows into people's intimate lives in a nightly ritual that bound her closely to the small group of friends with whom she lived and climbed. Looking back on it, Clodagh would claim that her passion for heights saved her life -- but not without exacting a terrible cost....

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Emotional toneUnflinching
AtmosphereNoir

How it reads

Character focusSingle lead
ComplexityLayered

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