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BOOK TOUR STOP x LOVE BOOKS TOURS - The Hiding Place by Jenny Quintana


1991 - Marina arrives at 24 Harrington Gardens, a striking Victorian building that proudly over the quiet grey of the rest of the estate. She's been here before, a very long time ago, when her own Mother left her abandoned and disappeared into the night. Eva spends her days behind her piano, quietly remembering the years gone by, the residents who've come and gone, and the baby in blue who appeared in the hallway that one night years ago.

1964 - Connie is seventeen … and pregnant. She knows this will devastate her family, her Dad could never afford to help her raise a baby with the money from their bookstore ... but part of her longs for a baby with those same beautiful eyes and captivating smile as Johnny. 

Inside the flats of Harrington Gardens, secrets are hidden behind closed doors and hushed lips. And after all this time, she's on her way to finally dig up their hiding place.

"Or are there more secrets lurking in the shadows? More hiding places not yet found? So many ghosts whispering their tales of sadness. It's impossible to listen to them all."

A bittersweet tale of love and loss spanning decades - we follow as Marina tries to piece together the story of just how she ended up alone in the hallway of an apartment building - hearing from three points of views from different points in time that inexplicably link and flow seamlessly into one another with stunning connections. Each story is bound together by one building, decades of secrets - there's always something lurking in the dark, waiting to be revealed. 

This was a story where the secrets you're looking for aren't the ones you expect - the events that take place in Harrington Gardens are full of intrigue and mystery, with a tense and uneasy atmosphere thick with emotion and desperation for some type of happy ending for anyone. 

It perfectly encapsulated a little pocket in time in the 60's - the remnants from the war, the fight for women's rights and racial inequality, the growing world and the advancements rapidly changing around everyone.

This domestic drama is a deep rooted story about family and belonging, and while it'll have you on the edge of your seat like a thriller - this is a story about the dangers and secrets that can happen in real life that are much more terrifying.

CW: Death, Pregnancy, Abortion, Sexism


Author Bio

Jenny Quintana grew up in Essex and Berkshire, before studying English Literature in London.

She has taught in London, Seville and Athens and has also written books for teaching English as a foreign language.

Her first novel, The Missing Girl, was published in 2017 and chosen as a Waterstones book of the month.

She now lives with her family in Berkshire. The Hiding Place is her third novel. 






Thank you to Love Books Tours and Jenny Quintana for inviting me to take part in this tour. I was gifted a reviewers copy of this title in return for an honest review.
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