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The Crocodile Bird (1993)

de Ruth Rendell

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A psychological thriller about an isolated young woman and her murderous mother from the New York Times-bestselling author of The Girl Next Door.   Far from London, the isolated estate called Shrove House looms over the English countryside. Inside, two women hide from the world. For sixteen years, Eve has protected her daughter, Liza, from the corrupting influence of modern life, never letting her outside, hiding her from those who visit, and killing to keep her safe. Raised in her mother's shadow, Liza has never questioned that this is the way things must be--until the night the police come to call, and Liza flees into the darkness.   Alone in the world for the first time, terrified that her mother's murderous past may catch up with her, Liza does what she can to survive. Taking shelter with the groundskeeper, Liza delves into her own past, telling the story of her traumatic childhood as a way of finding a place for herself in this strange, terrifying new world. But she will soon find herself wondering how much like her mother she really is . . .   Joyce Carol Oates called Ruth Rendell "one of the finest practitioners of her craft in the English-speaking world." In New York Times Notable Book The Crocodile Bird, this three-time Edgar Award winner shows the talent that made her one of the best.… (mais)
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A slow paced narrative looking at life's questions is realistic and believable.
A childlike simple style captivating and with atmosphere.
The author's minute observance of peoples habits, created an eerie atmosphere, heightening senses.
She showed the protected Lisa's developing awareness and thinking and slowly revealed the mother Eve's lying and secrets.
I was captivated by the story. ( )
  GeoffSC | Aug 20, 2023 |
Una madre a punto de ser detenida por la policía quiere ahorrarle a su hija el bochorno y la envía lejos de casa, sin imaginar que, en el fondo, la está obligando a afrontar la realidad de una vida basada en la mentira y el engaño.
  Natt90 | Nov 11, 2022 |
Oh dear. Another book I’ve read but forgot I’d read it.

Often that’s why I write a brief review: so I’ll remember the book, or at least can check to see if I liked it.

Liza, who is 16, has been raised and educated by her mother, Eve, in nearly total isolation. They live in the gatehouse of a beautiful estate, Shrove. Eve loves Shrove to the point of distraction, partly because it’s her childhood home, and partly because it provides her and Liza with a quiet and peaceful haven from the world. For the world has been cruel to Eve, and she is determined that Liza won’t be hurt.

But the world intrudes even here, and Eve takes drastic steps to keep her haven.

This is a slow-moving, atmospheric book, with lush descriptions of Shrove’s natural beauty and the mostly calm, rather idyllic way that Liza and Eve live. But Edens can’t exist forever; Satan or some other evil intrudes and the respite is left in ruins.

My opinion (you know, the one I can’t remember) has improved from my first reading four years ago. I became completely immersed in Liza’s world: it all seemed believable, if odd. I was prepared to give this a full five stars, but the ending was, for me, facile. I don’t want to spoil it for any other readers so I’ll just leave it there.

Recommended to those who love gothic novels. This is an excellent modern rendition of that genre.

Note: The one scene I remembered was about two-thirds of the way into the book, and was quite brief. It’s intriguing to me that what sticks in one’s memory is often rather inconsequential to the rest of the book. ( )
  Matke | Sep 26, 2021 |
Wow. Rendell really knows how to create characters that are, to say the least, disturbing. She also knows how to draw us in, bit by bit, revealing one secret after another, creating layers upon layers of personality.

WHat an absolute delight this book is. I have one warning, though: once you begin you may have trouble putting it down. ( )
  slojudy | Sep 8, 2020 |
Creepy, creepy but ends in a believable way.
  TanyaRead | Jun 3, 2018 |
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A psychological thriller about an isolated young woman and her murderous mother from the New York Times-bestselling author of The Girl Next Door.   Far from London, the isolated estate called Shrove House looms over the English countryside. Inside, two women hide from the world. For sixteen years, Eve has protected her daughter, Liza, from the corrupting influence of modern life, never letting her outside, hiding her from those who visit, and killing to keep her safe. Raised in her mother's shadow, Liza has never questioned that this is the way things must be--until the night the police come to call, and Liza flees into the darkness.   Alone in the world for the first time, terrified that her mother's murderous past may catch up with her, Liza does what she can to survive. Taking shelter with the groundskeeper, Liza delves into her own past, telling the story of her traumatic childhood as a way of finding a place for herself in this strange, terrifying new world. But she will soon find herself wondering how much like her mother she really is . . .   Joyce Carol Oates called Ruth Rendell "one of the finest practitioners of her craft in the English-speaking world." In New York Times Notable Book The Crocodile Bird, this three-time Edgar Award winner shows the talent that made her one of the best.

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