The Hiding Place

Trezza Azzopardi

An evocative novel recounting a young woman's memories of childhood, family, poverty and violence.

Set in Tiger Bay's Maltese community, this is the tale of Frankie Gauci and his family. Told through the eyes of his youngest daughter Dolores, The Hiding Place evokes life in the underworld of 1960s Cardiff.

Thirty years later the family has fallen apart, but a reunion with Dolores' estranged sisters at their mother's funeral bring back feelings and memories that have the power to tear them apart.

The acclaimed debut novel from Trezza Azzopardi is a heartbreaking and gripping work which recounts the turmoil of the revelations while avoiding sentimentality. Nominated for the Booker Prize in 2002, The Hiding Place is a semi-autobiographical debut novel which may stir some painful emotions, but cannot fail to draw the reader in.

The Hiding Place was chosen by athlete and TV presenter Tanni Grey-Thompson as her Welsh book of choice.

一部引人深思的小说，叙述了一个年轻女子关于童年、家庭、贫穷和暴力的回忆。

故事发生在老虎海湾的马耳他人社区，讲述了Frankie Gauci (法兰吉·戈西)和他的家庭。《何处藏身》从戈西最小的女儿多洛莉丝的视角，再现了20世纪60年代威尔士首都加的夫下层社会的生活风貌。

30年后家庭早已分崩离析，但多洛莉丝却在母亲的葬礼上与失散的姐姐们再次重逢，让她们分离的情愫与回忆又被一一唤醒。

《何处藏身》被称为是特莱莎·亚瑟派蒂首部小说，也是她的半自传体小说，故事令人心碎、引人入胜。小说描写了当事实真相被一一揭露时的动乱，却并不显得多愁善感，虽然可能会激起读者的一些痛苦情绪，却一定会让他们手不释卷。该书获得了2002年布克奖的提名。

《何处藏身》被运动员兼电视节目主持人Tanni Grey-Thompson(泰尼·格雷-汤普生)选为她的威尔士优选书籍。