The Night Climbers

The Night Climbers

by IvoStourton (Author)

Synopsis

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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Format: Paperback
Pages: 320
Edition: 1st paperback edition
Publisher: Doubleday
Published: 04 Jun 2007

ISBN 10: 038561134X
ISBN 13: 9780385611343
Book Overview: Reminiscent of Donna Tartt, a circle of faux aristos at Cambridge form a private club - The Night Climbers - and sell on a fake Picasso to an Eastend gangster

Media Reviews
Loved The Line of Beauty, mooned over Brideshead, lapped up The Secret History ? Then this one's for you.... Stourton really can write. -- Independent on Sunday
Author Bio
Ivo Stourton was born in 1982 and read English at Cambridge. He is the son of Radio Four Today presenter Ed Stourton, and is at work on a second novel. He lives in London.