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Rent The Hiding Place
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Format: Paperback
Publisher: Pub Group West
Published: Dec 2001
Genre: Fiction - Literary
Retail Price: $13.00
Pages: 282
Synopsis
A Maltese immigrant community in Wales is the setting for this novel about a troubled family: Frankie Gauci, his wife Mary, and their six daughters. Narrated by Dolores, the youngest daughter, who was maimed in a fire when she was an infant, the novel delineates life in a family plagued by abject poverty, an irresponsible father, and just plain bad luck.
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I had never heard of this novel before and found it to be a fabulous read. Fascinating, upsetting and beautifully written. I strongly reccomend it!