The Girl Next Door

Marc Notes: The discovery of bones in a tin box sends shockwaves across a group of long-time friends--; Provided by publisher. Publisher Marketing: In the waning months of the Second World War, a group of children discover an earthen tunnel in their neighborhood outside London. Throughout the summer of 1944 -- until one father forbids it -- the subterranean space becomes their "secret garden," where the friends play games and tell stories. Review Citations: Booklist 09/01/2014 pg. 51 (EAN 9781476784335, Open Ebook) - *Starred Review Library Journal Prepub Alert 06/01/2014 pg. 70 (EAN 9781476784328, Hardcover) Publishers Weekly 08/18/2014 (EAN 9781476784328, Hardcover) Library Journal 09/01/2014 pg. 98 (EAN 9781476784328, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Booklist 09/01/2014 pg. 51 (EAN 9781476784328, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Kirkus Reviews 10/01/2014 (EAN 9781476784328, Hardcover) New York Times Book Review 11/02/2014 pg. 29 (EAN 9781476784328, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Rendell, Ruth Ruth Rendell has won three Edgar Awards, the highest accolade from Mystery Writers of America, as well as four Gold Daggers and a Diamond Dagger for outstanding contribution to the genre from England's prestigious Crime Writers' Association. Her remarkable career has spanned more than fifty years, with more than sixty books published. A member of the House of Lords, she lives in London.