num_pages: 278
description: Dolores, the narrator, tells the story of her childhood - her father, Frankie, a compulsive gambler who, due to a misunderstanding at the moment of her birth loses everything to his rival, Joe Medora, head of the Maltese Mafia.
language: English
title: The Hiding Place
titlecomplete: The Hiding Place
characters: Mary Gauci, Luca Gauci, Rosario "Rose" Gauci, Dolores "Dol" Gauci, Frankie Gauci, Francesca "Fran" Gauci, Celesta Gauci
genres: Literature, British Literature, Literary Fiction, Coming Of Age, Contemporary, Fiction, Abuse, Historical Fiction, Family, Adult Fiction
ratings_count: 1687
places: Cardiff, Wales
awards: awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Booker Prize, awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Orange Prize
category: Longlist, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Guardian First Book Award
category: Longlist, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: James Tait Black Memorial Prize
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize
publisher: Picador