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The Hiding Place
The Hiding Place | Trezza Azzopardi
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Dolores Gauci, the youngest daughter in a family of six, watches as her father gambles away the family's money and eventually, their lives. A first novel. Reprint. 60,000 first printing.
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BarbaraBB
BarbaraBB
The Hiding Place | Trezza Azzopardi
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Pickpick

This book has been on my shelves for ages but I am glad I finally read it, it is a well told story.

In a Maltese immigrant neighborhood in Wales, Dolores grows up with her five sisters. It‘s a hard life with a gambling, abusing father and a mother who is loving but not able to take good care of all six.
Years later the sisters reunite for a funeral and Dolores discovers that her truth is not the only one.

#booker #ukroadtrip #cardiff

tagged users iconLeeRHarry, jenniferw88, JenniferP
LeeRHarry Thanks for the tag - glad you enjoyed it. 😊 2y
jlhammar Glad to hear this was good. I've had the hardcover waiting on my shelves for (I think) almost 20 years now! 2y
BarbaraBB @jlhammar Me too, I bought it in 2000. I can‘t believe how time flies 😳 2y
JenniferP Glad you liked it! I'll keep it on the shelf instead of donating unread. 2y
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BarbaraBB
BarbaraBB
The Hiding Place | Trezza Azzopardi
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#WeeklyForecast 19/23

I am trying to read an #InternationalBooker shortlisted book a week and am now in the middle of Time Shelter. Afterwards I‘ll read some oldies off my TBR before I dive into my new books for #CampToB23.
The tagged one was shortlisted for the #BookerPrize years ago, a #Persephone just because and The Mandibles because I love Shriver!

tagged users iconCinfhen
LeeRHarry Will be interested to hear your thoughts on the tagged book - it has been on my radar for a while now as it‘s set in Cardiff and my family is from South Wales. 😊 2y
Cinfhen I‘ve been curious about the tagged book too @LeeRHarry (Time Shelter) and as much as I LOVE Shriver I could not get into
[tagged book]The Mandibles: A Family, 2029-2047
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TrishB Have a good week 👍🏻 2y
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JenniferP I've also had The Hiding Place on my shelf for a long time! Curious to see how you like it. 2y
BarbaraBB @LeeRHarry @JenniferP I‘ll make sure to tag you in my review of
[tagged book]The Hiding Place
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BarbaraBB @Cinfhen I am reading The Mandibles on audio and print and I feel the same so far! (edited) 2y
BarbaraBB @TrishB Thanks! You too, with The Ferryman! 2y
Suet624 Shriver certainly has some misses amidst her fascinating ones. Some I struggle with but remember for years. I don‘t think I‘ve read the one you‘re reading though. 2y
LeahBergen I want to read that Persephone, too. 👍 2y
BarbaraBB @Suet624 It‘s all about money and an dystopian final crisis. If that doesn‘t ring a bell you probably haven‘t! 2y
BarbaraBB @LeahBergen You haven‘t yet? That doesn‘t happen often! 2y
LeahBergen 😂😂 Well, at this point I think my number of owned Persephones is higher than my number read! 2y
Suet624 @BarbaraBB oh dear. I definitely shouldn‘t read that right now. 🤪 2y
BarbaraBB @Suet624 I wouldn‘t 🩵 2y
BarbaraBB @LeahBergen that says a lot about your collection 🥰🥰 2y
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kspenmoll
kspenmoll
The Hiding Place | Trezza Azzopardi
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#CatsofLitsy #hidingfromPoe #Hidingplace
Em is hiding from Poe. If he finds her, a short lived "sword fight" will ensue. He never remembers where she hides. ??

DebinHawaii Hah! Cute! 😻❤️ 7y
kspenmoll @DebinHawaii She always finds hiding places that make me laugh- I cannot recycle that box!!! 7y
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SavidgeReads
SavidgeReads
The Hiding Place | Trezza Azzopardi
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I can be a bit hit and miss with family dramas but this, set in Cardiff in the 1960's, has just been a HUGE hit with me. We follow a group of sisters and watch as family secrets unfold and last for decades after. Beautifully written if traumatic. Highly recommended.

LuvliLadi27 I'll have to read this. Sounds similar to what my mom and her 6 sisters went through a few yrs ago after my gran passed. 😬 ☺️ 9y
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SavidgeReads
SavidgeReads
The Hiding Place | Trezza Azzopardi
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The writing in this book is marvellous. Comic, tragic, human.

iamjane.de I like the excerpt! 9y
My_novel_obsession Sounds heartbreaking and amazing. 9y
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SavidgeReads
SavidgeReads
The Hiding Place | Trezza Azzopardi
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The only joy of waking up waaaaaaay before your alarm is extra time for tea and books. Started The Hiding Place this morning as off to Cardiff, where it's set, this weekend. Like to read about where I'm off to even if only few hours away.

MyBookLife I haven't heard of it. What is it about? Is it good? 9y
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