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The Night Climbers
by Stourton, Ivo
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- F
- ISBN 10
- 0552773832
- ISBN 13
- 9780552773836
- Seller
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Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
London: Black Swan, 2008 8vo. original printed paper wraps; pp. 384. A fine copy, as new. A new student at Cambridge finds himself seduced by a covert and exclusive circle of friends - the Night Climbers - who scale the university's turrets after dark, transforming it into a dangerous playground of spiralling heights. In the tradition of real life groups, as documented by Whipplesnaith and Hederatus.. Reprint. Soft Cover. F.
Synopsis
Reminiscent of Donna Tartt, a circle of friends at Cambridge form a private club that scales the university colleges by night, until one day they take their daredevil activities one step too far . . .James, a first-year student at Cambridge, is overwhelmed by the thrill of opportunity and startled by his own hunger for friendship. He finds himself seduced by a covert and exclusive circle of friends - the 'Tudor Night Climbers' - who scale the university's turrets after dark, transforming it into a dangerous playground of spiralling heights. When still only a novice member of his tribe, James begins to fall for the only female in the group, the enigmatic and beautiful Jessica, and is soon at the heart of a fatal love triangle with the reckless and charismatic leader of the group, Francis. When a volatile relationship finally explodes, the Night Climbers' funding suddenly dries up, until Francis dreams up a heist that will secure them millions, but will also test their very souls. Partly inspired by the original 'Night Climbers' of the Sixties who famously made dare-devil leaps from college roofs, this passionate exploration of youth at its most vital and unstable marks the debut of a strikingly gifted new writer.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 012491
- Title
- The Night Climbers
- Author
- Stourton, Ivo
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - F
- Edition
- Reprint
- ISBN 10
- 0552773832
- ISBN 13
- 9780552773836
- Publisher
- Black Swan
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2008
- Keywords
- Ivo Stourton Night Climbers Cambridge University Mountain Fiction Modern Literature Buildering Urban Climbing
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