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Glass
Glass | Alex Christofi
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Glass is pure. Glass is transparent. Glass is sharp. Gnter Glass, ex-milkman and aspiring window-cleaner, is certainly pure. And he's pretty transparent. But the jury's still out on how sharp he is.What nave young Gnter does have is a head for heights and, ever since he visited a glassblower's workshop as a child, an unusual fixation with glass. When a minor adventure up the spire of Salisbury Cathedral makes Gnter a local celebrity, John Blades - window-cleaner to the stars - comes calling. He wants Gnter to join him in London to clean Europe's tallest skyscraper, the newly constructed Shard in London Bridge.With his mother recently passed away, his dad retired and no money to pay off the mortgage, Gnter takes Blades up on his offer and soon finds himself, for the first time, among the bright lights of London. He has his first experience of romantic love with short-range psychic Lieve Toureau, tries not to encourage Blades' frequent racist outbursts, and cohabits a Hackney 'bachelor-pad' with a reclusive landlord who has spent decades writing a never-ending book in his cork-lined bedroom. But above all, Gnter spends his time trying to figure out how to be good and follow his dear departed mother's advice as best he can. Will Gnter find his way along the straight and narrow? Or will his innocence put him on collision course with the frequently baffling modern world?
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Glass | Alex Christofi
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After an incident (?) involving Salisbury Cathedral spire, Günter Glass has a thing for heights. And glass. So when he's asked to join the window-cleaning team on the Shard, he's happy to get #highforthis.

Had never actually heard of this before this morning - was actually trying to find a steampunk book on the library catalogue- but I love the cover, and it sounds kind of fun.

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Cathythoughts Nice one 👍🏻 6y
CarolynM It does sound fun. Stacked 6y
Mdargusch It does sound interesting. Try Airborn for your steampunk. 👍🏼 6y
Reviewsbylola Yeah I‘d need a heavy heavy dose of something to attempt that. 6y
emilyhaldi Very clever!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 6y
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I have to admit I bought it mostly because I liked the cover. 😂🙈

But still this book was an entertaining quick read. It's not the kind of book that will change your life but perfect if you need some distraction and a read to dive right into.

Andrew65 I often buy books based on the covers. 6y
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