The Hiding Place

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My father would have flipped a coin and watched his fate come twirling down to earth.In 1960s Cardiff's Tiger Bay, Dolores is growing up as the last and least wanted of six daughters. This is the Gauci family: living in a world of gaming rooms and cafes, of crumbling houses and burning secrets. Theirs is a place of glamour, danger, filled equally by fear and love, music and silence. Thirty years later, when the sisters are reunited, it is time for consolation. Among the memories, old secrets emerge, until Dolores is forced to confront the truth behind the terrifying events in her past.Shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 2000, The Hiding Place is a truly unforgettable story told with blistering honesty. It is a novel that crystallizes a moment in time and a family in crisis.'A scalding, thrilling book' Observer'Accomplished and courageous' Times Literary Supplement