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Crocodile Bird
Crocodile Bird
Author: Ruth Rendell
Liza and her mother have led a strange, enclosed life together in their remote home. But all this must end. Eve has told Liza she must leave. Because Eve has killed a man. And he is not the first. Liza is cast adrift into a terrifying world she has never known. But she is not alone. She has Sean, whom she has been having a secret love affair wit...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780785769637
ISBN-10: 0785769633
Publication Date: 10/1999
Reading Level: Young Adult
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Publisher: Bt Bound
Book Type: Library Binding
Other Versions: Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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Helpful Score: 2
When I read the back cover of the book, it really did not seem that interesting to me. I started reading the book because I had heard good things about Ruth Rendell, and wanted to "check out" the author. I was very pleasantly surprised.

First of all, Ruth Rendell is an excellent writer. I have read so many books that are really so-so when it comes to the author's ability to construct complex and descriptive prose. This is not one of them. There is amazing character development, and although the book tells the story of a very unusual life, I felt the author was able to tell the story in such a way as to make the reader understand the lifestyle.

Secondly, this book is a departure from so many tales that are really interchangable. The story was unique, and interesting. I could summarize the book, but doing so would not do justice to the storyline. A summary simply cannot encapsulate the story. The story is in the telling, not the tale.

Lastly, I could not anticipate with certainty how the book would end. More than once I thought to myself, "Ok, I can see where this is going. . .," and I was wrong. It is refreshing to truly wonder HOW the events will unfold, instead of wondering WHEN the events will unfold.
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Helpful Score: 1
This is a tale of a mother who isolates her daughter. But the daughter eventually finds the world and the chilling mystery of why her mother kept her alone. This author has devoted English fans. She has many awards from Mystery Writers of America and Englands Gold Daggers Crime Writers Assn.
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A great English mystery! Mother keeps daughter secluded in gatehouse to cover her past mistakes.She "eliminates" any man who gets in the way!
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It was a powerful book. Story of not-quite-normal mother and daughter had me hooked from chapter one. I now look forward to other Rendell's works.