Louise Millar

Hannah and Will have moved to a remote rural village, hoping for a new lease on life and a better chance of starting the family they always hoped for. But, things don't go according to plan. Creating a home from a run-down property is a mammoth task, and the couple's unaddressed issues from years of failed fertility programs haven't been addressed. To top it all off the locals seem more than a little odd and somewhat passive-aggressive. Strange things start happening in the house - food goes missing, things are moved and items broken. Who is getting into their house?

"Hidden Girl" is a gripping, often alarming story. The characters are all a bit quirky and Hannah's anxiety and obsessional behaviour, and Will's inadequate responses are believable and distressing. It is a great story and an entertaining read.… (more)

The story was good but I did not like the Hannah character. She seemed a little overly whiney to me and I didn't blame her husband for how he felt about her during most of this book. Their marriage seemed to abruptly resolve is problems in a way that I didn't think was too believable. Also, the other characters in the town could have been developed a little more. The writer was vague about them and their relationship to one another and standing in the town until the very last part of the book. Would have liked a little more background on them. However, the beginning of the story when Hannah was alone in the house and hearing noises and other things did give me a few weird dreams after reading before bed.… (more)