The Wayward Girls

A brilliant debut novel of sisterhood, family secrets and a dangerous game that becomes all too real.

A gripping, unsettling debut novel about two sisters and a dangerous game that becomes all too real. Perfect for fans of The Girl in the Walls and The Little Stranger.The haunting began quietly. The girls heard it first . . .THEN1976. Loo and her sister Bee live in a run-down cottage in the middle of nowhere, with their artistic parents and wild siblings. Their mother, Cathy, had hoped to escape to a simpler life; instead the family find themselves isolated and shunned by their neighbours. At the height of the stifling summer, unexplained noises and occurences in the house begin to disturb the family, until they intrude on every waking moment . . .NOWLoo, now Lucy, is called back to her childhood home. A group of strangers are looking to discover the truth about the house and the people who lived there.But is Lucy ready to confront what really happened all those years ago?'A chilling debut' Daily Express'Wonderfully creepy' I newspaper'A near-perfect ghost story' The Guardian'Holds a very unsettling power indeed' Heat magazine'Eerie and atmospheric' Woman'Brilliant . . . has all the makings of a spooky classic' My Weekly'A chillingly claustrophobic read in which the secrets of the past seep into the present' Sunday Express'Gripping, compelling and beautifully accomplished' Jess Kidd, author of Things in Jars'Extraordinary. Amanda Mason is the master of suspense' Deborah O'Connor

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Amanda Mason was born and brought up in Whitby, North Yorkshire. She studied Theatre at Dartington College of Arts where she began writing by devising and directing plays. After a few years earning a very irregular living in lots of odd jobs, and performing in a comedy street magic act, she became a teacher and has worked in the UK, Italy, Spain and Germany. She now lives in in North Yorkshire and has given up teaching for writing.

Her short stories have been published in several anthologies, including collections from Parthian Books, Unthank Books, and The Fiction Desk, and her debut novel, The Wayward Girls was published in 2019. The Hiding Place is her second novel.

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THEN

1976. Loo and her sister Bee live in a run-down cottage in the middle of nowhere, with their artistic parents and wild siblings. Their mother, Cathy, had hoped to escape to a simpler life; instead the family find themselves isolated and shunned by their neighbours. At the height of the stifling summer, unexplained noises and occurences in the house begin to disturb the family, until they intrude on every waking moment . . .

      NOW
      Loo, now Lucy, is called back to her childhood home. A group of strangers are looking to discover the truth about the house and the people who lived there. But is Lucy ready to confront what really happened all those years ago?

      The Girls meets The Little Stranger in this dark and captivating debut about sisterhood, family secrets, and a dangerous game that becomes all too real . . .

      'A near perfect ghost story' Guardian

      'A chillingly claustrophobic read in which the secrets of the past seep into the present' Sunday Express