Hidden - Softcover

'A mesmerising first novel that wraps character-led drama around a thriller-like core.' -- Observer 20050522 'Jaskunas's descriptive prose has a hallucinatory and ominous vividness.' -- Independent on Sunday 20050522 'Magical ... provides both the racing pulse pleasure of a thriller and the quieter deep waters of character-driven literary fiction' -- The Washington Post 20040606 'A shifty low-key thriller, half Spellbound, half Daphne du Maurier' -- Stewart O'Nan 20040606 'Hidden is not really like anything you've read before' -- Anna Quindlen 20040606 "Hidden' is a page-turner, poignant and powerful. I was transfixed' -- Chris Bohjalian 20050125 'Impressive ... a considerable achievement ... a narrative that is as original as it is well structured' -- Natasha Cooper, TLS 20051028 'It's an unusual, very well-written novel, which draws the reader into the mind of the narrator as she finds herself beginning to question her own memories' -- Sunday Telegraph 20051028 'Well-plotted...sensitive' -- New Books Mag 20051028 'A strong debut thriller in which Jaskunas really gets into the head of a woman attacked and left for dead.' -- Sue Baker 20051028 'Powerfully compelling, this intelligent thriller about a woman's search for the truth maintains a vice-like grip' -- Sainsbury's Magazine 20051028 'Hidden... is a first novel of both powerful and poignant emotions...' -- Birmingham Post 20051028

One summer night Maggie Wilson was brutally attacked in her home, beaten unconscious and left for dead. Now, six years later, she receives a call from the lawyer who helped put her husband in jail. Told that another inmate has confessed to the crime and that her ex-husband will soon be freed, Maggie is suddenly forced to rethink everything she once believed. This chilling psychological thriller is a gripping journey into the hidden corners of a young woman's mind. Hidden tells a devastating story of love, betrayal and the dark secrets that haunt all our lives.