![]() In England and increasingly in America, Ruth Rendell's devoted fans eagerly anticipate her every excursion into the shadow of the human psyche. This is a slow-moving, atmospheric book, with lush descriptions of Shroves natural beauty and the mostly calm, rather idyllic way that Liza and Eve live. ![]() And, finally, Liza tells him of the men who came to Shrove House and never left alive. Each night she tells him a little more about her life: her mother's obsession with Shrove House and her mysterious claim to it, her mother's aversion to the modern world and her fierce desire to shelter Liza from its depredations. A story of obsessive love between mother and daughter and its connection to aseries of unexplained deaths near a remote English manor. ![]() Liza, who has grown up completely sheltered from the outside world, finds refuge with a young drifter. Liza lived in the gatekeeper's cottage at Shrove House until the day the police took her mother away forever. ![]() Access a growing selection of included Audible Originals, audiobooks and podcasts. Summary: In The Crocodile Bird, Ruth Rendell weaves a mesmerizing story of the obsessive love between a mother and a daughter and its connection to a series of deaths near a remote English manor, magnificent in its hilltop isolation. The Crocodile Bird By: Ruth Rendell Narrated by: Juliet Stevenson Length: 10 hrs and 48 mins 4.3 (25 ratings) Try for 0.00 Pick 1 title (2 titles for Prime members) from our collection of bestsellers and new releases. ![]()
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