A suspenseful story of obsession against the tense political backdrop of Germany’s Bauhaus art school — Francesca Angelini, Sunday Times Style

Atmospheric and compelling . . . A haunting read — Caroline Lea, author of The Glass Woman

I was seduced and fascinated by the hedonism, the creative and romantic rivalries and conflicted loyalties in this tangle of flawed and beautiful people — Isabel Costello, The Literary Sofa

With great conviction, Wood summons up the intensity of the students’ camaraderie and the forces that destroy it — Nick Rennison, The Sunday Times

Wood can recreate a time and place with all its glamour and grit . . . art and ideas have never felt more thrilling — Alexandra Heminsley, Grazia

A fantastic novel, so beautiful and sad . . . Immersive, elegant and affecting, Wood’s prose, as always, delights the senses — Megan Bradbury, author of Everyone is Watching

A love story set in the Bauhaus art school during Germany’s turbulent 1920s? Be still, my pounding heart! — Sarra Manning, Red, ‘The only summer reads you need’

Set against the political upheaval of 1930s Germany, The Hiding Game is a dazzling tale of artistic ambition and romantic desire, of the choices we make in youth and the price we pay for them as we grow older. Beautifully written, vividly realized, it will remain seared in my imagination for years to come — Ellen Feldman, author of Next to Love

Tense and absorbing, this is a book that you’ll want to dive into and hungrily read to the last word, Stylist