Title: The Crocodile Bird - Ruth Rendell - book
Summary :
Since the day the police came to arrest her mother at Shrove Manor, Liza, who until the age of seventeen lived on the fringes of society, without even going to school, has taken refuge with her boyfriend, Sean. And, night after night, in bits and pieces, she reveals to him the secrets of this strange, remote existence.
What happened to the men attracted to her mother Eve's beauty? What role did the young girl really play in the murders that took place at the gloomy mansion?
The novelist of The Bridesmaid, Asta's Diary , and Pinch Me draws us into a plot rife with anguish and suspense. At the same time, she questions the weight of childhood. How will Liza cope with this legacy of violence and madness? Can the crocodile bird, which pecks between the monster's jaws, escape its destiny?
