The Hiding Place (novel)
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- see also The Hiding Place (disambiguation)The Hiding PlaceThe Hiding Place is the title of:*The Hiding Place , a 1971 book by Corrie ten Boom*The Hiding Place , a 1975 film based on the book by ten Boom*The Hiding Place , a novel by Trezza Azzopardi...
The Hiding Place was the debut novel
Debut novel
A debut novel is the first novel an author publishes. Debut novels are the author's first opportunity to make an impact on the publishing industry, and thus the success or failure of a debut novel can affect the ability of the author to publish in the future...
of Trezza Azzopardi
Trezza Azzopardi
Trezza Azzopardi is a British writer.She was born in Cardiff to a Maltese father and a Welsh mother. She studied creative writing at the University of East Anglia, and currently works as a lecturer there...
, and was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 2000. It tells the story of the six daughters of a Maltese family growing up in Cardiff through the eyes of the youngest, Dolores Gauci. She describes her childhood life