The Night Climbers

di Ivo Stourton (Autore)

Transworld Publishers Ltd, 2008

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.

• Autore: Ivo Stourton
• Editore: Transworld Publishers Ltd
• Anno: 2008
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 384 p.
• Dimensioni: 198 x 127 mm
• Peso: 251 gr.
• EAN: 9780552773836

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