Description
In 1964 Croydon, Helen Hansford—an art therapist at a psychiatric hospital—believes she has learned how to manage the delicate boundaries between care and control, desire and duty. When a mysterious “Hidden Man” is discovered living in isolation in a derelict Victorian house, Helen is drawn into his quiet, unsettling world, where his silence and long confinement begin to demand answers. As she tries to understand his past through his art, her own carefully arranged life—shaped by secrets, failed promises, and a risky love—starts to unravel in ways she can’t predict. Blending psychological insight with richly observed period detail, this gorgeously written novel explores confinement and liberation, the stories people tell to survive, and the tipping points that change everything. With a keen, literary sensibility reminiscent of major contemporary masters, it’s a suspenseful, emotionally resonant portrait of connection’s power to both heal and expose.
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paperback
Mariner Books
Published Nov 12, 2024
ISBN: 9780063258228
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First Published
2024
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Shy Creatures by CLARE. CHAMBERS.