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The Night Climbers
by Stourton, Ivo
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good ++
- ISBN 10
- 038561134X
- ISBN 13
- 9780385611343
- Seller
-
Queanbeyan, NSW, Australia
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Doubleday, 2007. Book. Near Fine. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. 1st Edition. Near Fine, Bumping to spine ends/VG++, Edgewear, indentations. Author's first novel. "Partly inspired by the original 'Night Climbers' of the sixties who famously made daredevil leaps from college roofs". Jacket illustration by Julien Pacaud. Expanded condition report/digital photo on request..
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
- Klanhorn
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 027553
- Title
- The Night Climbers
- Author
- Stourton, Ivo
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good ++
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 038561134X
- ISBN 13
- 9780385611343
- Publisher
- Doubleday
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2007
- Keywords
- Julien Pacaud
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Klanhorn
Biblio member since 2006
Queanbeyan, NSW
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