The Hiding Game
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The Hiding Game
The Hiding Game
The gripping third novel by Naomi Wood, author of the award-winning Mrs. Hemingway, a Richard & Judy Book Club pick.
A gripping and unforgettable story of love and betrayal in the Bauhaus from Naomi Wood, author of the award-winning Mrs. Hemingway. Now part of the Picador Collection.
The Hiding Game is an intoxicating story of love and betrayal, set in the Bauhaus art school. Heady, gripping and unforgettable, Naomi Wood's thrilling novel explores the perils of secrecy in a changing and increasingly dangerous world.
In Roaring Twenties Germany, Paul, Charlotte and Walter meet at the Bauhaus art school. The trio form a close-knit group, in which passions and rivalries collide. But when Walter is betrayed, he makes a terrible mistake - a secret he will keep from Paul and Charlotte for as long as he can.
As political tensions escalate and the Nazis gain power, Walter's secret - hidden in notebooks, paintings and blueprints - ultimately threatens the very lives of his friends, with devastating consequences.
Shortlisted for The Historical Writers' Association Gold Crown Award.
Longlisted for The Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781035089987
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 04 December 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Picador
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 24.0mm
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 197.0mm
Weight: 264g
Pages: 384
About the Author
Naomi Wood is the bestselling author of The Godless Boys and the award-winning Mrs. Hemingway, which won the British Library Writer's Award and the Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Award. It was shortlisted for the International Dylan Thomas Prize and selected for the Richard and Judy Book Club. Her third novel, The Hiding Game, was shortlisted for the Historical Writers' Association Gold Crown Award and longlisted for The Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction. In 2023, Naomi won the 2023 BBC National Short Story Award. Her work is available in sixteen languages. She teaches at the University of East Anglia and lives in Norwich with her family.
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