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The hiding place, Amanda Mason

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The hiding place

Amanda Mason

Nell Galilee, her husband and twelveyearold stepdaughter Maude rent a holiday cottage by the sea, needing time and space away from home. Nell grew up in this small, windblown town and has mixed feelings about returning home. It isn't long before she is recognised by a neighbour, seemingly desperate to befriend her. The cottage has been empty for some time, and from the start Nell feels uncomfortable there. Something isn't quite right about this place... Maude, furious about being brought here against her will, soon finds herself beguiled by the house's strange atmosphere. There are peculiar marks on the roof beams above her bed, and in another room, a hiding place, concealing a strange, unnerving object. As the house gradually reveals its secrets, Nell becomes increasingly uneasy and Maude spellbound. But these women and the women that surround them also have things to hide, and soon events will come to a terrible head..

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