The girl next door : a novel / Ruth Rendell.

"Mystery novel about friendship, love, and aging. Synopsis: In the wanting months of the second World War, a group of children discover an earthen tunnel in their neighborhood. Throughout the summer of 1944--until one father forbids it--the subterranean space becomes their "secret garden," where the...

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Main Author: Rendell, Ruth, 1930-2015 (Author)
Language:English
Published: New York : Scribner, 2014.
Edition:First Scribner hardcover edition.
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Physical Description:272 pages ; 24 cm
Format: Book

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