The Hidden Girls
Published on 10. June 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-1-4472-6588-7 (ISBN)
Description
Longlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger 2021
How does the saying go? Just because you're paranoid, it doesn't mean they're not out to get you . . .
For Ruth, a new mother recovering from postpartum psychosis, every day is difficult and, after months spent hearing voices in the walls and trusting no one, she's no longer confident in her own judgement. Neither, it seems, is anyone else.
So, when she hears a scream from the local petrol station one night, she initially decides it must be her mind playing tricks again. The police, too, are polite but firm: she must stop calling them every time she thinks she hears something. And her husband is frustrated: he'd hoped Ruth was getting better at last.
Ruth can't quite let it go . . . What if there was a scream? What if it was someone in trouble? Someone who needs Ruth's help?
Exploring the dark and isolating side of motherhood, the question at the heart of Rebecca Whitney's The Hidden Girls is how much you can help someone else when you can't trust anyone - even yourself . . .
How does the saying go? Just because you're paranoid, it doesn't mean they're not out to get you . . .
For Ruth, a new mother recovering from postpartum psychosis, every day is difficult and, after months spent hearing voices in the walls and trusting no one, she's no longer confident in her own judgement. Neither, it seems, is anyone else.
So, when she hears a scream from the local petrol station one night, she initially decides it must be her mind playing tricks again. The police, too, are polite but firm: she must stop calling them every time she thinks she hears something. And her husband is frustrated: he'd hoped Ruth was getting better at last.
Ruth can't quite let it go . . . What if there was a scream? What if it was someone in trouble? Someone who needs Ruth's help?
Exploring the dark and isolating side of motherhood, the question at the heart of Rebecca Whitney's The Hidden Girls is how much you can help someone else when you can't trust anyone - even yourself . . .
Reviews / Votes
Moving and terrifying, The Hidden Girls is a page-turning thriller with a compassionate heart that twists and turns on every page. I loved it -- Kate Hamer, author of <i>The Girl in the Red Coat</i> and <i>Crushed</i> An intriguing and suspenseful psychological thriller with a fascinating protagonist suffering from postpartum psychosis . . . Original and timely -- Jenny Quintana, author of <i>The Missing Girl </i>and <i>Our Dark Secret</i> Whitney is definitely a name to keep your eye on * Stylist * An extremely promising literary newcomer * Grazia * Pacy and pitch-dark -- <i>Sunday Mirror </i>on <i>The Liar's Chair</i> This impressive debut will cleverly draw you in, then spit you out shivering and on edge -- <i>Sun</i> on<i> The Liar's Chair</i> Compelling and unsettling -- Laura Wilson in the <i>Guardian </i>on <i>The Liar's Chair</i>More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Pan Macmillan
Target group
Interest Age: From 18 years
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
389 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4472-6588-7 (9781447265887)
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Person
Rebecca Whitney's debut, The Liar's Chair, was published in 2015. As well as novels, Rebecca writes short-stories and features, and also teaches creative writing. She lives in Sussex. The Hidden Girls is her second novel.