The Hidden

"An unusual, exhilarating hybrid of high-stakes, propulsive narrative; erudite, yet breezy summations of specialized historical data; and strikingly evocative language. . . .The novel's ideas are explored with stylish rigor and a rare boldness made all the more powerful by its surprising lyricism. The setting and many of the themes in THE HIDDEN call to mind Don DeLillo's novel The Names." -- New York Times Book Review

From PEN/Macmillan award-winning novelist and poet Tobias Hill comes The Hidden, a gripping story of a naïve newcomer whose arrival at a high-stakes archaeological dig of ancient Spartan ruins unearths long-buried secrets. Interweaving scenes of ancient Sparta with present-day events in a fascinating study of group dynamics, Hill cuts to the heart of the games people play to stay in control. Written with astonishing grace and power, The Hidden is a novel about secrets and the true cost of fulfilling one's desires.

Author: Tobias Hill
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: 10/13/2009
Pages: 368
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.06h x 6.50w x 0.88d
ISBN: 9780061768255

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 08/03/2009 pg. 30
Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2009
Booklist 09/15/2009 pg. 29
Library Journal 11/01/2009 pg. 57
New York Times Book Review 11/01/2009 pg. 6
New York Times Book Review 11/08/2009 pg. 34
New Yorker (The) 01/11/2010 pg. 77

About the Author
Hill, Tobias: -

Tobias Hill's collection of short stories, Skin (1997), won the PEN/Macmillan Silver Pen Award, and he has twice been short-listed for the Mail on Sunday/John Llewellyn Rhys Prize. The author of The Love of Stones, Hill is the Royal Society of Literature Fellow at Sussex University and lives in London.