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 Grasshopper - Barbara Vine
 Grasshopper - Barbara Vine ... for celebration, and in this exceptional psychological thriller, she displays all her mastery of craft to draw the reader into an unfamiliar world. She paints a vivid picture of the roots of obsession in the history of a young woman whose love of high places has been marked by tragedy, guilt, and exile from her family's home.Newest Review: ... Liv is agoraphobic and refuses to go outside, Johnny is a career criminal and Wim is only happy when climbing roofs. ... more ... Together, they explore the rooftops of Maida Vale and come across a couple wanted by the police for abducting a child that they had not been allowed to adopt.
The characters
I liked Clodagh’s character very much. She tells the story, so everything is seen through her eyes and so we get to know far more about her than anyone else. I felt deeply sorry for her. The death of her friend was partially her fault, but was not consistent with the amount of guilt she was forced to carry because of her parents. She was cle...more |
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Grasshopper - Barbara Vine: Killer grasshopper (974 words)
by - written on 05/07/06 (Very useful, 70 readings)
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Introduction I’ve read a couple of Barbara Vine novels before that I have thoroughly enjoyed, so had high expectations of this. Barabara Vine is a pen name for Ruth Rendell, but she may as well be a completely different author. The Barbara Vine books are based far more around characters rather than situations and she allows the reader to get deeply into the characters’ personalities. Yet, they are far more believable that some of Ruth Rendell’s non-Wexford books. The story Clodagh, who recently lost her best friend and lover when he was electrocuted while climbing a pylon (the grasshopper of the title) after encouragement from Clodagh, is packed off ... Read the complete review
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