A book with beautiful language throughout is rare in a début novel, but Trezza Azzopardi has succeeded in her book The Hiding Place.
”At one month old, a baby's hand is the tiniest, most perfect thing. It makes a fist, it spreads wide, and when it burns, that soft skin is petrol, those bones are tinder, so small, so easily eaten in a flame.”
With a sentence like that painting the picture of an awful night you cannot help but to read on. Piece by piece the story of the Gauci family unfolds through the eyes of the main character and youngest daughter Dolores (Dol) and her sisters. It's a jigsaw puzzle slowly coming together. Read and explore!
Josefine
Josefine
Title: The Hiding Place Author: Trezza Azzopardi ISBN: 978-0-330-48041-3
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